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HYMNS 


FAMELY  "WOmSHIF, 


PRAYERS 


FOB. 


EVERY  DAY  IN  THE  WEEK, 


SELECTED    FROM    VARIOUS  AUTHORS^ 


COl 

Pastor  of  the  Second  Church  in  Dorchester. 


BY    JOHN    CODMAN,   A.  M. 


BOSTON. 

PUBLISHED   BY    SAMUEL    T.    ARMSTRONG| 

No.  50,  Cornhill, 

1813. 


PTJBUISHED    ACCO      DING    TO     ACT    OF     C0NGRE3S. 


TO 


THOSE  PERSONS, 

^'Who  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,^* 

THIS    COLLECTION 


OF 


HYMNS  AND  PRAYERS, 


DESIGNED    TO   ASSIST   THEIR  DEVOTIONS, 


IS  AFFECTIONATELY  INSCRIBED, 


thdr  devoted  servant  ia  the  Gospel, 

John  Codman. 


ALPHABETICAL  INDEX. 


ALMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord,        Steele  65 

Almighty  King,  whose  wondrous  liand,  Cowper  61 

Almighty  Sovereign  of  the  skies,  Hartford  Coll.  95 

And  now,  my  soul,  another  year,    Burder's  Coll.  80 

Another  day  is  past,                    "                   Steele  38 

Another  six  days*  work  is  done,               Stennett  1 

As  spices  mingled  with  our  food,       Evan.  Mag.  50 

Author  of  life,  with  grateful  heart,             Pearce  21 

Awiike  my  heart,  my  soul  arise,         S.  Harrison  10 

Awake  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun,                 Kenn  18 

Awake  mj  soul  to  meet  the  day,          Doddridge  25 

Awake  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes,      do.  81 

At  length  the  wished-for  Spring  is  come,  82 

BLES  r  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  scorn,  106 

Begone  my  worldly  cares  away,          S.  Harrison  46 

Behold  the  lofty  sky.                                        Watts  34 
Behold  the  morning  sun,                                  do. 

Blest  are  tlie  sons  of  peace,                              do.  59 

Blest  be  the  tie,  that  binds,                        Fawcett  88 

Blest  day  of  God,  most  calm,  most  bright,  Anon.  9 

Blest  Lord,  when  darkness,  &c.     Hartford  Coll.  33 
Blest  morniMg,  whose  young,  &c.                 Watts 

By  morning  light  I'll  seek  thy  face.              Watts  73 

CHRIST,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies,      Toplady  44 

Coint-  let  our  souls  adore  the  Lord,             Steele  99 

Come  thou  condescending  Jesus,  92 

DKliAD  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song,  Watts  16 
EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay.                 Watts 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy,                   Doddridge  84 

V  \\<  from  the  world,  U  Lord,  I  flee,  Cowper  43 

Father  divine  thy  piercing  eye,             Doddridge  69 

Father  is  not  thy  promise  pledged,  Rippon's  Coll.  107 

Father  of  lights,  we  sing  thy  name,     Doddridge  17 

Father  of  men,  thy  care  we  bless,        Doddridge  151, 


VI  ALPHABETICAL  INDEJt. 

Fountain  of  blessing,  &c.  Sund.  School  Misc.  50 
Frequent  the  day  ot  God  returns,  Rippon's  Coll.  3 
From  the  first  dawning  light,  "VVaus     72 

GLOKY  to  thee,  my  God,  tli^s  night,  Kenn     19 

God  of  my  days,  God  of  my  nights,  S.  Harrison  23 
God  of  my  life,  thro*  all  its  days,  Doddridge     59 

God  of  my  life,  look  gently  down.  Watts  115 

God  of  our  lives,  our  morning  songs,  Pearce     20 

God  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice,  Watts     14 

Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim,  do.        36 

Great  God,  this  sacred  day  of  thine,  Steele 

Great  God,  to  thee  my  evening  song,  do.         17 

Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth,  Rippon's  Coll.  108 
Great  God, where'er  we  pitch,  &c.  Burder's  Coll.  113 
Great  God, we  sing  that  mighty  hand,  Doddridge  79 
Great  Source  of  being,  &c.  Hartford  toll.     90 

Happy  the  man,  whose  cautious  feet.  Watts     71 

Hosanna  witli  a  cheerful  sound,  do         70 

How  blest  is  our  friend,  now  bereft,  Whitfield  121 
How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear,  Watts  115 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair,  do.         4 

How  should  the  morning  of  my  days,  S.  Harrison  22 
IF  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost,  VV  atis     57 

I'll  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day,  do.       73 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee,  do.       61 

Indulgent  Father,  by  whose  care,  Hartford  Coll.  40 
Indulgent  God,  &c  Liverpool  Coll.     28 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid,  Hawkesworth  36 
Inspirer  and  Hearer  of  prayer,  Toplady     45 

Interval  of  grateful  shude,  Doddridge     41 

JEiUS,  lover  of  my  soul  114 

K:NDRE1)  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake,  Newton  87 
LET  me  adore  his  boundless  grace,  S.  Harrison  11 
Let  Z'nm  and  her  sons  rejoice,  Watts  102 

Let  Zion*s  watchmen  all  awuke,  Doddridi^e  111 

Lord,  in  t];e  morning,  thou  shalt  hear,  Watts  2 
Lord  of  my  iile,  O  may  thy  praise,  Steele     28 

Lord  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  thro'  Watts  74 
Lord,  thou  will  hear  me  when  I  pray,  Waits  24 
Lord,  when  I  counitiiy  mercies  o'er,  do.        25 

3U)rd,  when  together  here' we  meet.      Bait.  Col.     89 


12 

Walts 

33 

do. 

48 

Doddridge 

113 

do.  _ 

116 

do. 

81 

Evan.  Mag. 

5 

e.        Watts 

27 

Mason 

31 

ALPHABETICAL   INDEX.  Vll 

MY  God,  and  is  thy  table  spread. 
My  God,  accept  my  early  vows 
^Ty  God  how  endless  is  ihy  love. 
My  God  the  covenant  of  thy  love, 
My  God,  thy  service  well  demands, 
My  helper  God!  I  bless  thy  name. 
My  Savior,  my  eternal  friend, 
NAK£D  as  from  the  earth  we  came. 
Now  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts, 

Now  lei  our  mourning  hearts  review,  DoJdrdige  112 

Now  let  our  hearts  their  glory  wake,             Scott  7i> 

Now  let  us  join  lo  praise  the  Lord,  13 

Now  may  the  Lord,  Sfc.         Burder's  Collection  105 

Now  the  shades  of  mght  are  gone.       Hart.  Col.  41 

O  THOU,  the  Ppve  u  of  the  day,  32 

O  for  an  undissemoied  faith,                Evan.  Mag.  62 

O  happy  day  that  ''.x'd  my  choice,        Doddridge  90 

O  had  I  lov'd  thy  holy  law.                             Watts  56 

O  God  of  Abraham,  by  whose  hand,            Logan  t3 

O  Lord,  our  Lord  most  high,                     D  wight  ^7 

O  thou  before  whose  gracious  throne.    Rip.  Col.  113 
Of  Justice  and  of  grace  I  sing,                       Watts    o2 

Omniscient  Lord,  whose  aid,           Burder's  Col  43 

On  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God,         Liv.  Col.  67 

Once  more  my  soul,  tlie  rising  day,             Watis  15 

Once  more  our  condescending  God,  Burder's  Co!.  85 

Once  more  my  eyes  beiiold  ilie  day.           Knight  ^3 

FEACEj'tisihe  Lord  Jehovah's  hand,  Doddridge  119 

Pruise  to  God,  immortal  praise,               Barbauld  96 

Prayer  was  appointed  lo   convey.                    Hart  10  5 

KE'vIaRK,  my  soul,   &c.                       Doddridge  i23 

Return  my  soul,  and  seek  thy  rest,              do.  68 

SAVIOR,  visit  ihy  plantation,                   Newton  104 

Salciy  ihrougli  another  wet-k                         do,  47 

See  how  brown  autumn  spreads  the  field,  84 

hee,  liow  rude  winter's  icy  hand,  ib. 

See  gracious  Lord  before  ihy  throne,          Siecle  llO 

See  how  liic  mounting  sun,                             Scott  24 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand,     Doddr;dge  94 

Shepherds  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes.            Watts  97 

Sheplierds  of  Israel,  Jkc,  lu9 


Vill  ALPHABETICAL  INDEX. 

Shiie  on  om*  souls  eternal  God,  Doddridge     57 

Since  J(^sus  freelv  did  appear,  91 

Sweet  IS  the  work  my  God,  my  King,  Watts  4 
Ti^LL  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys,  S.Harrison  75 
The  (lay  is  past  and  gone,  Anon     30 

The  rain  dcsce  nds,  the  tempests  rise,  S.  Harrison  106 
The  spacious  firmanent  on  hig-h,  Addison     78 

T!ie  hour  of  my  departure's  come. 
The  swift  declinmg-  day,  Doddridge 

Thine  ear  hly  sabba-hs  I^ord,  we  love,         do. 
This  is  the  ilay  the  Lord  hath  made.  Watts 

Thou  Lord,  in  every  ciianging  scene,  Doddridge 
Thy  diily  mercies,  O  my  God,  BostomColl. 

Tl)y  choicest  blessings  Lord,  impart,  Evan.  M^g. 
1  has  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on,  Watts 

Tiince  happy  souls  who  born,  &c.        Doddridge 
T.r'd  with  the  burdens  of  the  day,  Walts 

'I'oniorrow  Lord,  is  thine,  Doddridge 

To  thee  before  ilie  dawning  light,  VVa'ts 

To  thee  let  my  first  offerings  rise,  Rippon's  (  oil. 
To  thee  Great  God,  in  thankful  song,  Evan.  Mig. 
T  )  thee  my  God,  my  days  are  known,  Doddridge 
*Twas  the  Eiernal  V/ord  iliat  spake.  Hart.  Coll. 
The  gr.'iss  and  flo'.vers  whicli  clothe  the  held, 
UNVEIL  thy  bosom  faithful  tomb,  AVatts 

U  '  to  the  hills  I  lift  my  eyes,  do. 

WE  bless  the  Loi-d,  ;he  just  and  good,         do. 
Vv'clcome  :;nd  precious  to  my  soul.  Mason 

What  various  hiridrances  we  meet,  Cowper 

Wiien  all  Th\  mercies  O  my  God,  Addison 

Wi»(.-n  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away,     Steele 
W  hen  O  vlear  jesus,  whtn  shail  I,  Cennick 

WlK-ir'cr  the  Lord  shall  budd  my  house,  Scott 
Wiiilt;  Shepiicrds  walcl»  theiv  flocks,  &.c.  Waits 
While  to  the  grave  otir  friends  are  borne,  Steele 
"VVith  he.venU  power  O  Lord  defend,  Bard.  Coll  , 
With  ihee  Greul  God  the  stores  of  light,  Turner  33 
Wisdom  and  pleasiu'e  dwell  at  home,  Doddridge  t8 
Y a.  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears,  do.  118 
Yl-  tempted  and  tried,  Wengrin     77 

Ye  iJiat  obey  the  immortal  King,  Watts     60 


PREFACE. 

FAMILIES  may,  with  propriety,  be 
considered  the  nurseries  of  the  church: 
Every  one,  then,  who  desires  the  pros- 
perity of  Zion,  will  do  all  in  his  power 
to  promote  and  advance  family  religion. 
It  is  with  this  view  that  the  Compiler  of 
this  little  collection  of  Hymns  and  Pray- 
ers offers  them  to  the  religions  public. 

The  declension  of  religion  at  the  pres- 
ent day  is  in  nothing  more  obvious  than 
in  the  decay  of  the  family  altar.     How 
few  are  the  families  who  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord?    And  of  those,  who 
yet  practise  this  duty,  how  many  per- 
form it  with  lifeless  formality  and  cold 
indifference^     With  many  the  reading 
of  tlie  Scriptures  is  dispensed  with,  and 
with  most  families  in  this  part  of  the 
cowitry  the  primitive  practice  of  singing 
is  altogether  neglected  or  unknown.   To 
attempt  to  revive  this  practice  is  the  ob- 
ject of  this  little  collection.     The  Com- 
piler is  sensible  that,  in  some  families, 


X  PREFACE!. 

Singing  is  not  practicable,  bid  he  be- 
lieves there  are  verij  few  where  some 
may  not  be  found  who  can  engage  in 
this  delightful  part  of  toors hip:  In  those 
few  instances  where  no  one  can  sing,  a 
hymn  may  be  read  to  edijicaiion. 

In  the  course  of  his  ministerial  duties, 
the  Compiler  has  frequently  urged  upon 
his  parishioners  ilie  duty  and  propriety 
of  singing  in  their  families,  and  has 
generally  found  it  alleged  as  an  objec- 
tion that  the  Hymn  Books  in  common 
use  are  kept  at  the  place  of  public  wor- 
ship,— fliat  they  are  large  and  expen- 
sive books  and  contain  but  few  hymns 
adapted  to  the  situation  and  circumstan- 
ces of  a  family.  To  obviate  these  diffi- 
culties the  following  Collection  was 
made.  Most  of  the  hymns  are  taken 
from  Dr.  ^Vatts,  Dr,  Doddridge  and 
Mrs.  Steele,  whose  praise  is  in  all  the 
churches.  A  few  Prayers  are  added  at 
ike  close  of  the  collection  from  Mr. 
Toplady  and  Dr.  Scott,  two  divines  of 
the  church  of  England,  not  because 
the  Compiler  particularly  approves  of 


PREFACE.  XI 

forms  of  prayer,  but  merely  with  a  vieto 
to  assist  those  diffident  persons^  and  we 
trust  humble  Christians,  whose  reluct- 
ance to  engage  in  extemporaneous  exer- 
cises in  the  family  leads  them  to  an  en- 
tire neglect  of  one  of  the  plainest  and 
most  important  duties  of  our  holy  reli- 
gion.  With  the  Scriptures  and  this 
little  booh  every  pious  man,  however 
reserved,  can  conduct  the  delightful  ex- 
ercises of  family  worship. 

The  Compiler  has  no  pecuniary  in- 
terest in  the  sale  of  this  little  volume; 
he  can,  therefore,  with  greater  confi- 
dence request  the  patronage  and  encour- 
agement of  the  religious  public  to  an 
attempt  to  introduce  an  import anf  part 
of  family  religion,  which  has  been  long 
neglected. 

Dorchester,  Jan.  1812. 


HYMNS 

FOR 

FAMIJLY  -WOmSHIF, 
Hymn  1.    L.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning, 

1,  ANOTHER  six  days*  work  is  done  I 
Another  Sabbath  is  begun! 
Return  my  soul  enjoy  thy  rest; 
Improve  the  day  that  God  has  bless'd. 

2  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds; 
Provides  an  antepast  of  heaven, 

And  gives  this  day  the  food  of  seven. 

3  O  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies; 

And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose 
Which  none  but  he  who  feels  it  knows. 

4  This  heavenly  calm,  within  the  breast, 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest. 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains, 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

.)  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away; 
How  sweet  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
In  hope  of  on^that  ne'er  shall  end. 
\ 


2  Hymns  for 

Hymn  2.     L.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening. 

\  THINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  lovej 
But  there's  a  rtobler  rest  above; 
To  that  our  lab'ring  souls  aspire 
With  ardent  pangs  of  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress; 
Nor  sin  nor  hell  shall  reach  the  place; 
No  groans  to  mingle  with  the. songs, 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes; 

No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun. 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  O,  long  expected  day,  begin; 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  woe  and  sin; 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road. 
And  sleep  in  death  to  rest  with  God. 

Hymn  3.     C.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning, 

1  LORD  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 

IVly  voice  ascending  high; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 

2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone 

To  plead  for  ail  his  saints, 


Family  Worship. 

Preseiating  at  his  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand; 
Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 
Nor  dwell  at  thy  right-hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there; 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  O  Tinay  thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  righteousness! 

Make  every  path  of  duty  strai 

And  plain  before  my  face. 


ight, 


Hymn  4.     C.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening. 

i  FREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns 
To  shed  its  quickening  beams; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns, 
How  languid  are  its  flames. 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love, 
Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive; 
We  would  be  like  the  saints  above, 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

5  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 
And  fit  us  to  ascend 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  Sabbath  ne'er  shali  end. 


4  Hymns  for 

Hymn  5.     L.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning. 

1  HOW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are, 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints 
To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode, 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God; 
My  God,  my  King,  why  should  I  be 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  and  thee? 

3  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face  and  learn  thy  praise. 

4  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set, 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate; 

God  is  their  strength,  and  through  the  road. 
They  lean  upon  their  helper  God. 

5  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength 
'Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length; 
'Till  all  before  thy  face  appear. 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

Hymn  6.    L.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening. 

1  SWEET  is  the  work,  my  God  my  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing. 
To  shew  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 


Family  IVorship.  ^ 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 

No  mortal  cares  shall  seize  my  breast; 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  soundl 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works  and  bless  his  word; 
Thy  works  of  grace  how  bright  they  shin^ 
How  deep  thy  counsels!  how  divine', 

4  Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high} 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die; 
Like  orass  they  flourish,  'till  thy  breath 
Blast  them  in  everlasting  death. 

;  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part. 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart> 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joys  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head* 

6  Sin  my  worst  enemy  before 

Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more: 
My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain, 
Nor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know» 
All  I  dcsir'd  or  v;ish'd  below; 

And  eveiy  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  etoinai  world  of  joy. 

Hymn  7.     L.  M. 


I  MY  Savior,  my  eternal  Friend> 
Accept  my  morning  sacrifice^ 


6  Hymns  for 

While  prostrate  at  thy  feet  I  bend, 
And  hail  the  day  that  saw  thee  rise. 

2  When  through  the  shades  of  night  I  slept, 
Suspended  all  my  active  powers; 

Thy  guardian  care  soft  vigils  kept, 
And  sav*d  me  in  those  dangerous  hours. 

3  My  opening  eyes  with  rapture  see 
The  dawn  of  thy  returning  day; 
And  all  my  thoughts  ascend  to  thee. 
While  thus  my  early  vows  I  pay. 

4  I  yield  my  heart  to  thee  alone. 
Nor  would  receive  another  guest: 
My  dearest  Lord,  erect  thy  throne, 
And  reign  sole  monarch  of  my  breast. 

5  O  bid  this  trifling  world  retire, 

And  drive  each  carnal  thought  away; 
Nor  let  me  feel  one  vain  desire. 
One  sinful  wish  through  all  the  day. 

6  Then  while  I  to  thy  courts  repair. 
My  soul  shall  rise  on  joyful  wing, 
The  wonders  of  thy  love  declare. 

And  join  the  strains  which  angels  sing. 

Hymn  8.    L.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening, 

I  SHEPHERD  of  Israel  to  thee 
Thine  humble  suppliants  bend  the  knaej 
O  meet  us  in  this  lov'd  recess, 
And  with  thy  gracious  presence  bless. 


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2  To  thee  our  grateful  songs  arise, 
Ac«ept  the  humble  sacrifice; 
'Tis  all  we  have,  Almighty  King 
Before  thine  holy  throne  to  bring. 

3  Abstract  our  thoughts  from  earth  and  sense; 
Withdraw  our  fond  affections  thence; 
From  worldly  cares  our  minds  call  home, 
And  fix  our  souls  in  thee  alone. 

4  May  we  impartially  review, 

Each  wandering  thought  our  bosoms  knew; 
If  serious  feelings  fiU'd  each  heart. 
The  day  will  evening  joys  impart. 

5  May  we  till  life  and  breath  shall  end, 
To  God  our  earthly  Sabbaths  spend; 
Nor  ever  from  his  courts  remove, 
'Till  rais*d  to  nobler  praise  above. 

Hymn  9.    C.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning, 

1  THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made. 

He  calls  the  hours  his  own; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  his  throne. 

2  To  day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell: 
To  day  the  saints  his  triumphs  spread; 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th*  anointed  King, 

Tc  David's  holy  Son! 


8  Hymns  Jor 

Help  us,  O  Lord;  descend  and  bring 
Sulvali9n  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace, 
Who  comes  in  God  the  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise, 
The  highest  heavens  in  which  he  reigns. 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

Hymn  10.     C.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening'. 

I  WHEN,  O  dear  Jesus,  when  shall  I 
Behold  thee  all  serene? 
Blest  in  perpetual  Sabbath  day, 
Without  a  veil  between? 

3  Assist  me  while  I  wander  here, 
Amidst  a  world  of  cares;  • 
Incline  my  heart  to  pray  with  love, 
And  then  accept  my  prayers. 

3  Release  my  soul  fiom  every  chain, 
No  more  heirs  captive  led; 
And  pardon  a  repenting  child, 
Fur  whom  the  Savior  bled^ 

Spare  me,  my  God,  O  spare  the  soul, 

That  gives  itself  to  thee; 
Take  all  that  I  possess  below, 

And  give  thyself  to  me. 


Family  Worship. 

5  Thy  Spirit,  O  my  Father,  give, 
To  be  my  guide  and  friend, 
To  light  my  way  to  ceaseless  joys. 
Where  Sabbaths  never  end. 


Hymn  11.    C.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning. 

i  BliEST  day  of  God,  most  calm,  most  bright^ 
The  first  and  best  of  days; 
The  laborer's  rest,  the  saints  delight, 
A  day  of  prayer  and  praise. 

2  My  Savior's  face  made  thee  to  shine; 

His  rising  did  thee  raise; 
This  made  thee  heavenly  and  divine 
Beyond  the  common  days. 

3  The  first  fruits  do  a  blessing  prov« 

To  all  the  sheaves  behind; 
And  they  who  do  a  Sabbath  love, 
A  happy  week  shall  find. 

4  This  day  must  I  for  God  appear, 

For  Lord,  the  day  is  thine; 
O  may  I  spend  it  in  thy  feiar, 
Then  shall  the  day  be  mine. 

5  Let  thy  good  Spirit  help  my  soul, 

With  faith  thy  word  to  hear; 
Be  with  me  in  thy  temple.  Lord, 
And  let  me  find  thee  near. 


10  Hymns  for 

Hymn  12.     C.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening. 

1  WELCOME  and  precious  to  my  soul, 

Are  these  sweet  clays  of  love; 
But  what  a  Sabbath  shall  I  keep 
When  I  shall  rest  above! 

2  These  are  the  sweet  and  precious  days 

On  which,  my  Lord  I've  seen; 
And  oft  when  feasting  on  his  love 
In  rapture,  I  have  been. 

3  O,  if  my  soul,  when  death  appears 

In  this  blest  frame  be  found, 
I*d  clasp  my  Savior  in  mine  arms. 
And  leave  this  earthly  ground, 

4  I  long  for  that  delightful  hour, 

When  from  this  clay  undrest; 
I  shall  be  cloth'd  in  robes  divine, 
And  made  forever  blest. 

Hymn  13.    L.  M. 

Sabbath  Morning, 

1  AWAKE  my  heart,  my  soul  arise! 
This  is  the  day  believers  prize: 
Improve  this  Sabbath  then  with  care, 
Another  may  not  be  thy  share. 

2  O,  solemn  thought!  Lord  give  me  power 
Wisely  to  fill  up  every  hour; 

O  for  the  wings  of  faith  and  love, 
To  bear  my  heiart  and  soul  above! 


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5  Jesus  assist,  nor  let  me  fail 

To  worship  thee  -within  the  veil; 
To  glorify  thy  matchless  grace, 
To  see  the  beauties  of  thy  face. 

4  Go  with  me  to  thy  house  to  day, 

And  tune  my  heart  to  praise  and  pray; 
Like  dew,  command  thy  word  to  fail, 
Refreshing,  quickening,  saving  all. 

D  Call  forth  my  thoughts  and  let  them  rove 
O'er  the  green  pastures  of  thy  love; 
O  let  not  sin  prevent  my  rest, 
Nor  keep  me  from  my  Savior's  breast. 

6  Give  to  thy  church  a  large  increasel 
Send  her  prosperity  and  peace: 
May  all  the  saints  in  Zion  say — 

O  happy,  happy,  happy  day. 

Hymn  14.     L.  M. 

Sabbath  Evening. 

1  LET  me  adore  his  boundless  grace, 
His  condescension,  and  his  love; 
Which  taught  my  soul  to  seek  his  face^ 
And  draw  my  heart  to  things  above. 

2  Fain  would  I  sing,  and  praise  the  Lord, 
Oft  has  he  blest  me  in  his  house; 
Fain  would  I  live  upon  his  word, 

And  keep  my  oft  repeated  vows. 

5  Yet  would  I  mourn  with  conscious  shame 
What  sin  my  holiest  duties  stain; 


It  Hymns  for 

My  best  performances  are  lame. 
And  all  without  atonement  vain. 

4  Christ's  righteousness  alone  I  plead. 
And  cast  my  offerings  at  his  feet; 
His  merits  must  for  me  succeed, 
Thro'  him  acceptance  I  shall  meet. 

5  Thanks  to  his  name,  his  cov'nant  love 
Remains  unalterably  strong; 

I  shall  his  great  salvation  prove; 
He  is  my  light,  my  life,  my  song. 

$  My  heart  is  now  his  blest  abode, 
I  love  his  ways,  his  name  revere; 
Soon  shall  I  mount  the  hill  of  God, 
To  spend  an  endjess  Sabbath  there. 

Hymn  15.    L.  M. 

Communion  Sabbath. 

MORNING. 

1  MY  God!  and  is  thy  table  spread? 
And  doth  thy  cup  with  love  o'erflow? 
Thither  be  all  thy  children  led, 
And  let  them  all  its  sweetness  know. 

2  Hail!  sacred  feast  which  Jesus  makes, 
Rich  banquet  of  his  flesh  and  blood, 
Thrice  happy  he,  who  there  partakes, 
That  sacred  stream,  that  heavenly  food. 

»s  O,  let  thy  table  honor'd  be. 

And  furnish'd  well  with  honor'd  guests; 


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And  may  each  soul  salvation  see, 
That  there  its  sacred  pledges  tastes. 

4  Let  crowds  attend  with  hearts  prepar'd, 
With  hearts  inflamM  let  all  attend! 
Nor  when  we  leave  tJie  Savior's  board, 
The  pleasure,  or  the  profit  end. 

Hymn  16.    L.  M. 

Communion  Sabbath. 

EVENING. 

1  NOW  let  us  join  to  praise  the  Lord, 
With  cheerful  songs  and  one  accord; 
To  him  our  grateful  homage  pay, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

2  Sweet  were  the  duties  of  this  day, 
When  Christians  meet  to  praise  and  pray, 
And  sinners  heard  thy  holy  word, 

And  turn'd,  and  own'd,  and  prais'd  the  Lord. 

3  Bat  sweeter  still  when  Jesus  spread 
His  gracious  board  with  living  bread, 
And  gave  his  body  for  our  food, 
And  for  our  drink  his  precious  blood. 

4  How  did  our  hearts  within  us  burn? 
How  did  our  souls  to  Jesus  turn? 
When  at  the  table  of  his  grace, 
An  unseen  Savior  filled  the  place. 

5  O  may  the  impressions  of  this  day 
Ne'er  be  effaced  nor  wear  awav, 

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14  Hymns  foi' 

But  ihro'  the  A\eek  nmy  tiiey  extend, 
And  last  'till  lite  itself  sIihU  end. 


Hymn  17.     L.  M. 

1  GOD  of  the  nicrning  at  whose  voice     ■ 
The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies. 

2  From  tlie  fair  chambers  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begiiis, 
And,  without  weariness  or  rest, 
Rouiidthe  whole  earth  bellies  and  shines. 

3  O  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfil 

Th'  appointed  duties  of  the  day; 
With  ready  mind  and  active  Avilj 
March  on  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide, 
And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss; 
All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside 

Are  faint  and  cold,  coiiipar'd  with  this. 

Hymn  18.      L.  M. 


I   TFIUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on, 
Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days, 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known, 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 


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2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home; 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

And  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep; 
Pear.e  is  the  pillow  for  my  head, 
Whilo  well  appointed  angels  keep 
Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground; 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 

Hymn  19.     C  M. 

Mormng-. 

1  ONCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 

Salutes  thy  waking  eyes; 
Once  more  my  voice  thy  tribute  pay 
To  Him  that  rolls  the  sky. 

2  Niglit  unto  night  his  name  repeats. 

The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heaven  on  which  he  sits 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  A  thousand  wretched  souls  arc  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun; 


16  Hymns  for 

And  yet  thou  leiigth*nest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run. 

5  Dear  God  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And  bring  a  pleasing  night. 

Hymn  20.     C.  M. 

JEvening, 

1  DREAD  Sovereign  let  my  evening  song 

Like  holy  incense  rise; 
Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day 

Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard; 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away, 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around; 
But  O,  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  who  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul? 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll! 

5  Lord  with  this  guilty  heart  of  njine 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee; 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign 
To  be  renew 'd  by  thee. 


Family  JVorship. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  wilh  pard'ning  Llood, 
I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  mu  Saviot-'s  breast. 


Hymn  21.     L.  M. 

Morrmig, 

I   FATHER  of  lights  we  sing  thy  name, 
Who  kindlest  up  the  lam.p  of  day; 
Wide  as  he  spreads  his  golden  flame, 
His  beams  thy  power  and  love  display. 

2  Fountain  of  goodl  from  thee  proceed 
The  copious  ch'ops  of  geniil  rain; 
Which  thro' the  hills  arjd  thro'  the  meads 
Revive  the  grass  and  swell  the  grain. 

3  Thro'  the  wide  world  thy  bounties  spread^ 
Yet  millions  of  our  guilty  race, 

Tho'  by  thy  daily  bounty  iti\^ 
Affront  thy  law,  and  spurn  thy  grace. 

4  Not  so  may  our  forgetful  hearts 
O'crlook  the  tokens  of  thy  care; 
But  what  thy  lib'ral  hand  imparts 
Stiil  own  in  praise,  still  ask  in  prayer. 

Hymn  22.     L.  M. 

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1   GREAT  God,  to  thee  my  evening  song. 
With  humble  gratitude  1  raise: 

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1$  Hymns  for 

O,  let  thy  nmercy  tune  my  tongue, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  lively  praise. 

2  My  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 
And  every  gently  rolling  hour, 
Are  monuments  of  ^vond'rous  grace 
And  witness  i;o  thy  love  and  power. 

3  And  yet  this  thoughtless,  wretched  heart. 
Too  oft  regardless  of  thy  love; 
Ungrateful  can  from  thee  depart, 

And,  fond  of  trifles,  vainly  rove. 

4  Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the  blood 
Of  Jesus;  his  dear  name  alone 

I  plead  for  pardon,  gracious  God, 
And  kind  acceptance  at  thy  throne. 

5  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eyelids  close, 
With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame; 
Safe  in  thy  care  may  I  repose. 

And  wake  with  praises  to  thy  name- 

Hymn  28.     L.  M. 

Morning. 

1  AWAKE  m.y  soul  and  with  the  sun, 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duly  run; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  early  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Lord  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew! 
Scatter  my  sins  like  morning  dew: 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill- 


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3  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say, 

That  all  my  powers  with  .all  their  might 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

4  Praise  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow. 
Praise  him  all  creatures  here  below; 
Praise  him  above  angelic  host, 

Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

Hymn  24.    L.  M. 

Evening-. 

1  GLORY  to  thee  my  God  this  night. 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light; 
Keep  me,  O  keep  mc.  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  I  this  day  have  done; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed: 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may, 
Rise  glorious  at  the  awful  day. 

4  O  let  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close; 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vigorous  make 
To  serve  my  God  when  I  awake. 

5  If  in  the  night  I  sleepless  lie, 

My  soul  with  heavenly  thoughts  supply: 


20  Hijmns  for 

Let  no  ill  dreams  disturb  my  rest, 
No  powers  of  darkness  me  molest. 

%  Praise  God  from  whence  all  blessings  flow 
Praise  him  all  creatures  here  below; 
Praise  him  above  ye  heav'nly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

Hymn  25.     C.  M. 

1  GOD  of  our  lives  our  morning  songs, 

To  thee  we  cheerful  raise, 
Thine  acts  of  love  'tis  good  to  sing. 
And  pleasant  'tis  to  praise. 

2  Guardian  of  man,  thy  wakeful  eyes 

Nor  sleep  nor  slumbers  know; 
Thine  eyes  pierce  thro' the  shades  of  nightj 
Intent  on  all  below. 

3  Sustain'd  by  thee  our  opening  eyes. 

Salute  the  morning  light. 

Secure  we  stand,  unhurt  by  all 

The  arrows  of  the  night. 

4  Our  lives  rcnew'd,  our  strength  repair'd, 

To  thee  our  God  are  due; 
Teach  us  iliy  ways,  and  give  us  grace 
Our  duty  to  pursue, 

5  From  every  evil  way  defend, 

But  guard  us  a)ost  from  sin; 
Direct  our  goings  out  O  Lord, 
And  blcbS  our  comings  in. 


Family  Worship.  '^1 

6  O  may  thy  holy  fear  command, 

Each  action,  thought,  and  word; 
Then  shall  we  sweetly  close  the  day, 
Approved  of  thee,  O  Lord. 


Hymn  26.     C.  M. 

JLvenin^. 

1  AUTHOR  of  life  with  grateful  heart 

Our  evening  song  we'll  raise; 
But  0,thy  thousand,  thousand  gifts, 
Exceed  our  highest  praise.  . 

2  What  shall  we  render  to  thy  care, 

Which  us  this  day  has  kept; 
A  thankful  heart's  the  least  return, 
And  this  thou  wilt  accept. 

3  Now  night  has  spread  her  sable  wings, 

We  would  the  day  review; 

Our  errors  nicely  mark  and  see, 

What  still  we  have  to  do. 

4  What  sins,  or  follies,  holy  God 

We  may  this  day  have  done; 
We  would  confess  with  grief,  and  pray 
For  pardon  thro'  thy  Son. 

5  Much  of  our  precious  time  we've  lost, 

This  foolish  waste  forgive: 
By  one  day  nearer  brought  to  death 
May  toe  begin  to  live. 


22  Hymns  for 

Hymn  27.     L.  M. 

Morning, 

1  HOW  should  the  morning  of  my  days, 
Be  spent  in  humble  prayer  and  praise, 
To  Him  who  gave  me  life  and  breath. 
And  still  preserves  my  soul  from  death. 

2  God  has  from  sleep  restor*d  my  sight, 
I'll  praise  him  for  the  morning  light: 
For  his  protecting  grace  I'll  pray. 
To  guard  and  keep  me  all  the  day. 

3  I'll  still  resolve  to  seek  his  face, 
And  praise  him  for  redeeming  grace; 
I  love  his  name,  1  love  his  word, 

I  love  to  commune  with  the  Lord. 

4  Up  to  his  throne  I'll  lift  my  eyes, 
He  win  regard  my  early  cries; 
He  will  not  frown  my  soul  away, 
He  loves  to  hear  his  children  pray. 

if  To  him  I'll  dedicate  my  days, 
Then  shall  I  prosper  on  my  ways; 
And  whilst  my  calling  I  pursue, 
His  praise  shall  terminate  my  view. 

6  O  may  his  condescending  love. 
Still  draw  my  heart  to  things  above; 
That  I  among  his  saints  may  know 
The  joys  of  Heaven  begun  below. 


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Hymn  28.     L.  M. 

Evening. 

1  GOD  of  my  days,  God  of  my  nights, 
Source  of  my  soul's  supreme  delights, 
Come  manifest  thy  love  to  me, 

And  let  me  close  this  day  with  thee. 

2  Nearness  to  Christ  I  fain  would  find, 

0  let  not  distance  vex  my  mind; 

1  long  to  know  my  sins  forgiven. 
To  converse  with  the  God  of  Heaven. 

3  Send  Source  of  Light,  some  cheering  ray, 
To  turn  my  darkness  into  day; 

I  mourn  and  think  thy  absence  long, 
O  listen  to  my  evening  song. 

4  Command  my  blindness  to  depart. 
Still  keep  me  from  a  careless  heart; 
Lord  captivate  each  vain  desire. 
And  raise  these  vile  affections  higher. 

5  O  let  the  mercies  of  this  day. 
Teach  me  to  prtiise  as  well  as  pray; 
Now  take,  my  soul,  in  Jesus'  breast. 
Thy  safest,  sweetest,  surest  rest. 

Hymn  29.     L.  M. 

Morning. 

1   TIR'D  with  the  burdens  of  the  day, 
To  thee  I  rais'd  my  evening  cry; 
Thou  heardst  when  I  began  to  pray 
Aridtliinr-    Almighty  lielp  was  ijif^h. 


24  Hymns  for 

2  Supported  by  thine  heavenly  aid, 
I  laid  me  down  and  slept  secure; 

Not  death  should  make  my  heart  afraid, 
Tho'  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more. 

3  But  God  sustainM  me  all  the  night, 
Salvation  doth  to  God  belong; 

He  raised  my  head  to  see  the  light, 
And  makes  his  praise  my  morning  song. 


Hymn  30.     C.  M. 

Evening. 

1  LORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray, 

I  am  for  ever  thine; 
I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head, 

From  cares  and  business  free, 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  oh  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  composed  to  peaccy 
'     I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep. 

Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 


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Hymn  31.     C.  M. 

Morning. 

1  AWAKE  my  soul  to  meet  the  day, 

Unfold  thy  drowsy  eyes, 
And  burst  the  ponderous  chain  that  loads 
Thine  active  faculties. 

2  God's  guardian  shield  was  round  me  spread 

In  my  defenceless  sleep: 
Let  him  have  all  my  waking  hours. 
Who  doth  my  slumbers  keep. 

^  Pardon,  O  God,  my  former  sloth, 
And  arm  my  soul  >'*;ith  grace; 
As  rising  now,  I  seal  my  vows 
To  prosecute  thy  ways. 

4  Bright  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise; 
Thy  radiant  beams  display, 
And  guide  my  dark  bewildered  soul 
To  everlasting  day. 

Hymn  32.     C.  M. 

Evening-. 

1  LORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er. 

They  strike  me  with  surprise: 
Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shere 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands. 

The  product  of  thy  skill; 
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26  Hymns  for 

And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep; 
How  kind,  how  dear  to  me! 
O  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep, 
Siill  find  my  thoughts  with  thee. 

Hymn  33.     C.  M. 


1  TO  thee,  great  God,  in  thankful  song 

My  morning  vows  shall  rise; 
Thy  goodness  made  my  slumbers  sweet, 
And  cheers  my  waking  eyes. 

2  With  joyful  heart  I  now  behold 

The  sun*s  enlivening  beams; 
I  might  have  wak'd  in  wild  affright. 
Amidst  devouring  flames. 

S  How  many  dear  to  thee,  opprest 
With  cares,  and  fears,  and  pain, 
Sleepless,  have  wish'd  returning  day, 
And  day  return'd  in  vain; 

4  Still  on  their  restless  beds  they  lie, 

Their  woes  bewailing  still; 
Whilst  I,  rais'd  up  from  soft  repose, 
A  thousand  comforts  feel. 

5  Through  whatever  trying  scenes  this  day, 

I  may  be  called  to  pass; 
Lord  grant  me  in  the  needful  hour 
Thy  all'Suflrcient  grace. 


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6  The  dark  illume,  th*  afflicting  cheer, 

With  thy  paternal  love; 
Nor  let  my  earthly  pleasures  spoil 
My  taste  for  those  above. 

7  Thus  every  morning  shall  my  song 

As  holy  incense  rise, 
Propitious  in  thy  Son  accept 
The  willing  sacrifice. 

Hymn  34.     C.  M. 

Evening. 

1  NOW  from  the  altar  of  our  hearts 

Let  flames  of  love  arise, 
Assist  us  Lord  to  offer  up 
Our  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Minutes  and  mercies  multiplied 

Have  made  up  all  this  day; 
Minutes  came  quick,  but  mercies  were, 
More  swift  and  free  than  they. 

3  New  time,  new  favors,  and  new  joys. 

Do  a  new  song  require; 
*Till  we  shall  praise  thee  as  we  would, 
Accept  our  hearts'  desire. 

4  Lord  of  our  days,  whose  hand  hath  set 

New  time  upon  our  score; 
Thee  may  we  praise  for  all  our  time, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 


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Hymn  35,     C.  M. 

Moi^ning. 

1  LORD  of  my  life,  O  may  thy  praise 

Employ  my  noblest  powers; 
Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  my  days, 
And  fills  the  circling  hours. 

2  Preserved  by  thine  almighty  arm, 

I  pass'd  the  shades  of  night; 
Serene  and  safe  from  every  harm, 
And  see  returning  light. 

3  O  let  the  same  Almighty  care. 

My  waking  hours  attend; 
From  every  danger,  every  snare 
My  heedless  steps  defend. 

4  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll, 

And  guide  my  future  days; 
And  let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 
With  gratitude  and  praise. 

Hymn  36.     C.  M. 

£vemng, 

\  INDULGENT  God  whose  bounteous  carr 
O'er  all  thy  works  is  shown; 
O  let  my  grateful  praise  and  prayer 
Ascend  before  thy  throne. 

2  What  mercies  has  this  day  bestow'd. 
How  largely  hast  thou  blest! 


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iMy  rup  with  plenty  overflow'd 
With  cheerfulness  my  breast. 

3  Now  may  soft  slumbers  close  my  eyes, 
From  pain  and  sickness  free; 
And  let  my  wakeful  thoughts  arise 
To  meditate  on  thee. 

4./rhiis  bless  each  future  day  and  nightj 
'Till  life's  vain  scene  is  o'er; 
And  then  to  realms  of  endless  light, 
O  let  my  spirit  soar. 

Hymn  37.     S.  M. 

Morning. 

1  SEE  how  the  mounting  sun 
Pursues  his  shining  way, 

And  wide  ]>roclaims  his  Maker's  praise, 
With  every  brightening  ray. 

2  Thus  would  my  rising  soul 
lis  heavenly  Parent  sing; 

And  to.  its  great  Original 
Tlic  humble  tribute  bring. 

3  Secure  I  laid  me  clown 
Beneath  his  guardian  care; 

1  slept,  and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near! 

4  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 

'I'his  weak  defenceless  frame; 
But  whence  these  favors,  Lord,  to  me, 
All  wQrthless  as  I  am? 

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5  O!  how  shall  I  repay 
The  bounties  of  my  God! 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 
The  pleasing  painful  load. 

6  Dear  Savior,  to  thy  cross 
I  bring  my  sacrifice; 

Cleans'd  by  thy  blood,  it  shall  arise 
With  fragrance  to  the  skies. 

7  My  life  I  would  anew 
Devote,  O  Lord,  to  thee; 

And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity. 

Hymn  38.     S.  M. 

Evening. 

1  THE  day  is  past  and  gone, 
The  evening  shades  appear; 

O  may  we  all  remember  well, 
The  night  of  death  draws  near. 

2  We  lay  our  garments  by, 
Upon  our  beds  to  rest; 

So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all 
Of  what  we  here  possess. 

3  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 
Secure  from  all  our  fears; 

May  angels  guard  us  while  we  sleep 
'Till  morning  light  appears. 

4  And  if  we  early  rise. 

And  view  th*  unwearied  sunj 


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May  we  set  out  to  win  tbe  prize, 
And  after  glory  run. 

5      And  when  our  days  are  past, 
And  we  from  time  remove; 
O,  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest, 
The  bosom  of  thy  love. 

Hymn  39.     C.  M. 

Morning. 

1  TO  thee,  let  my  first  offerings  rise, 

Whose  sun  creates  the  day, 
Swift  as  his  gladdening  influence  flies. 
And  spotless  as  his  ray. 

2  This  day  this  favoring  hand  be  nigh, 

So  oft  vouchsafed  before; 
Siill  may  it  lead,  protect,  supply, 
And  I,  that  hand  adore. 

o  If  bliss  thy  Providence  impart. 
For  which,  resigned,  I  pray; 
Give  me  to  feel  the  grateful  heart, 
And  without  guilt  be  gay. 

4  Affliction,  should  thy  love  intend. 

As  vice  or  folly's  cure; 
Patient,  to  g?.in  that  gracious  end, 
May  I  the  means  endure. 

5  May  this,  and  every  future  day. 

Be  wiser  than  the  past; 
And  when  I  all  my  life  survey., 
May  grace  sustain  at  last. 


Hymns  for 


HvjviN  40.     C.  M. 

Evening. 

1  O  TKOU,  the  Parent  of  the  day, 

The  God  of  every  hourl 
Fain  would  I  dwell  upon  thy  love 
Thy  goodness,  and  thy  powerl 

2  May  that  reflection  now  be  mine 

The  season  should  inspire; 
The  lighter  thoughts  of  day  supprest, 
Supprest  each  vain  desire. 

3  Great  Godl  while  roll  the  midnight  houi 

O  let  me  ov/n  thy  care! 
And  through  each  period  yet  unseen, 
Thy  living  presence   share. - 

4  Though  deepening  shadows  all  around, 

A  dark  coiifusion  throw; 
Yet  inthis  bosom  (Uirker  still,' 

'Tis  thine,  each  thought  to  knov.-. 

5  Oh  there,  with  gratitude  and  love, 

May  faith  and  joy  reside; 
Nor  auglU  beyond  yon  vai'ited  skies. 
My  brighter  hopes  divide. 

6  So  v.hen  the  day  of  life  is  past. 

The  mortal  veil  \\it!Klra^^n; 
Then  on  my  raptur'd,  longing  sight, 
Eternity  shall  dav.n. 


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Hymn  41.     CM. 

Morning. 

I  WITH  thee,  great  God,  the  stores  of  light 
And  stores  of  darkness  lie; 
Thou  form'st  the  sable  veil  of  night, 
^  And  spreadst  it  round  the  sky. 

3  And  when  with  welcome  slumbers  prest, 
We  close  our  weary  eyes; 
Thy  power  unseen,  secures  our  rest, 
And  makes  us  joyful  rise. 

3  Numbers,  this  night,  great  God,  have  met 

Their  long,  eternal  doom, 
And  lost  the  joys  of  morning  light 
In  death's  tremendous  gloom. 

4  Numbers,  on  restless  beds  still  lie, 

And  still  thy  woes  bewail; 
While  we,  by  thy  kind  hand  upraised, 
A  thousand  pleasures  feel. 

5  To  thee,  great  God,  in  thankful  songs, 

Our  morning  thoughts  arise, 
Propitious  in  thy  Son  accept 
The  willing  sacrifice. 

Hymn  42.    L.  M. 

Evening: 

I  BLEST  Lord,  when  darkness  veilb  the  skies, 
Prevent  the  slumbers  of  my  eyes. 


34  Hymns  for 

*Till,  bowed  before  the  King  of  kings, 
I  ask  myself  the  following  things. 

2  Where  have*"  I  been?  what  have  I  done? 
To  what  new  follies  have  I  run? 
Have  I  observed  each  rising  thought? 

And  done  the  things  which  God  hath  taught? 

3  Do  secret  thoughts  and  actions  prove 
My  love  to  God  who  reigns  above? 
Do  my  affections  rise  on  high, 

As  days  and  nights  successive  fly? 

4  Do  I  rejoice  in  that  wise  plan, 
Which  governs  all  the  affairs  of  mani 
Gives  life,  and  health,  and  joy,  and  rest, 
And  sends  affliction  when  'tis  best! 

5  And  when  God's  holy  law  I  hear, 
Does  it  alarm  my  heart  with  fear? 
Or  does  it  sweetly  rule  within 

And  make  me  hate  and  fly  from  sin? 

6  Lord,  help  me  see  and  try  my  heart, 
And  search  me  through  in  every  part; 
Cleanse  me  from  sin  and  warm  my  love. 
Thus  fit  me  for  the  world  above. 

Hymn  43.     S.  M.     • 


BEHOLD  the  lofty  sky 
Declares  its  Maker,  God, 
And  all  his  starry  works  on  high. 
Proclaim  liis  power  abroad. 


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The  darkness  and  the  light 
Still  keep  their  course  the  same, 
While  night  to  day  and  day  to  night, 
Divinely  teach  the  same. 

li^  every  ciificrent  land. 
Their  general  voice  is  known; 
They  shew  the  wonders  of  his  hand. 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

Ye  Christian  lands,  rejoice! 
Here  he  reveals  his  word; 
We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice', 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

Hymn  44.     S.  M. 

Evening. 
THE  swift  declining  day, 
How  fast  its  moments  fly! 
While  evening's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
Gains  on  the  western  sky^ 

Ye  mortals,  mark  its  pace, 
And  use  the  hours  of  light; 
And  know  its  Maker  can  command 
An  instantaneous  night. 

Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  the  wiiirling  sphere; 
Submissive  at  his  footstool  bow, 
And  seek  salvation  there. 

Then  shall  new  lustre  break 
Through  horror's  darkest  gloom, 
And  lead  you  to  unchanging  light 
In  a  Cclcsiial  home. 


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Hymn  45.     L.  M. 

Morning, 

F  IN  sleep*s  serene  oblivion  laid, 
We  safely  pass*d  the  silent  night; 
At  once  we  see  the  breaking  shade, 
And  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

2  New  born,  we  bless  the  Avaking  hour, 
Once  more  with  awe  rejoice  to  be; 
Our  conscious  souls  resume  their  power, 
And  spring,  O  gracious  God,  to  thee, 

S  O  guide  us  through  the  various  maze. 
Our  doubtful  feet  are  doom'd  to  tread; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze. 
When  dangers  press  around  our  head. 

4  A  deeper  shade  will  soon  impend, 
A  deeper  sleep  our  eyes  oppress; 
Yet  still  thy  strength  shall  us  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  shall  deign  to  bless. 

5  That  deeper  shade  shall  fade  away: 
That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  our  eyes; 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day, 

Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 

Hymn  46.     L.  M. 

Evhning, 

1  GREAT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim, 
Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest; 


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The  glories  that  compose  thy  name, 
Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wise, 
Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God! 

And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties 

Thy  son,  thy  servant,  bought  with  blood, 

3  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 
When  busy  cares  afflict  my  head; 

One  thought  of  thee,  gives  new  delight, 
And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed." 

4  I'll  lift  my  hands,  Til  raise  my  voice. 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoicCj 
And  spend  the  remnant  of  my  days. 


Hymn  47.     P.  M. 

Morning. 

1  O  LORD,  our  Lord  most  high! 
In  heaven  thy  glories  shine, 
And  ail  this  lower  sky 
Unfolds  thy  skill  divine. 

Thy  wisdom  there 
And  power  sublime, 
Through  every  clime 
Thy  works  declare. 

2  Each  day  proclaims  thy  hand. 
To  earth's  admiring  throng; 
Each  night  from  land  to  land, 
■Repeats  the  solemn  song. 

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38  Hymns  for 

The  pale  moon  shines 
With  silver  rays, 
And  writes  thy  praise 
In  fairest  lines. 

3  Like  a  young;  bridegroom  drest 
Comes  forth  the  morning  sun; 
And,  as  a  champion  blest, 
Delights  his  race  to  run^ 

O'er  seas  and  isles; 
His  warmth  extends; 
To  heaven's  far  ends 
His  glory  smiles. 

4  Beneath  the  kindly  ray 

All  nature's  realms  rejoice; 
And  join  the  solemn  lay, 
And  lift  their  grateful  voice: 
The  sea  and  shore, 
The  morn  and  even, 
The  earth  and  heaven 
Their  God  adore. 

HvMN  48.     S.  M, 

Evening, 

1  ANOTHER  day  is  past. 
The  hours  forever  fledl 

And  time  is  bearing  me  in  haste 
To  mingle  v/ith  tiie  dead. 

2  Perhaps  my  closing  eyes 
No  more  may  hail  the  light; 

Seal'd  up,  bcioie  the  morning  vis 
In  everlusting  night. 


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But  IVe  a  part  to  live 
A  never  dying  ray! 
The  soul,  immortal,  will  survive 
The  ruins  of  her  clay. 

Jesus!  and  art  thou  mine? 
O,  let  thy  heavenly  voice, 
Confirm  my  hope  with  power  diving, 
And  bid  my  soul  rejoice. 

Then  shall  my  closing  eyes, 
Contented,  seek  to  rest; 
For  if  to  night  this  body  dies, 
My  spirit  shall  be  blest. 

Hymn  49.    C.  M. 

Morning. 

'TWAS  the  eterna'  Word  that  spake^ 
And  said,  ''L^t  there  be  light;" 

It  was,  and  at  nis  high  command 
Sprang  from  the  womb  of  night. 

He  bids  the  day-spring  know  its  place, 

And  guides  the  risini:  sun; 
All  nature  owns  her  sovereign  Lor(J> 

And  what  he  wills  is  done. 

Should  he  forbid  the  sun  to  rise, 

And  endless  darkness  reign; 
Justice  would  silence  every  mouth, 

Nor  let  a  thought  complain. 

Thus  had  the  Sun  of  Righteousnc^, 
Never  arose  and  shone; 


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The  frowning  heaven  had  flashed  with  wrath j 
For  crimes,  which  we  had  done. 

5  Then,  had  salvation  ne'er  appeared 

Nor  angels  sang  of  peace; 
The  anthem  never  had  begun, 
Which  now  will  never  cease. 

6  But  thanks  to  God  the  natural  sun 

Does  light  and  heat  convey; 
The  Sun  of  Righteousness  will  shine 
An  everlasting  day. 


Hymn  50.     C.  M. 

/ 

Evening. 

1  INDULGENT  Father!  by-  whose  care, 

I've  passed  another  day; 
Let  me  this  night  thy  mercy  share, 
And  teach  me  how  to  pray. 

2  Shew  me  my  sins,  and  how  to  mourn 

My  guilt  before  thy  face; 
Direct  me.  Lord,  to  Christ  alone 
And  save  me  by  thy  grace. 

3  Guide  me  through  life's  mysterious  path, 

Nor  let  me  ever  stray; 
Preserve  my  fleeting,  mortal  breath, 
Through  eacli  revolving  day. 

4  Let  each  returning  night  declare 

The  tokens  of  thy  love; 
And  every  hour  thy  grace  prepare 
My  soul  for  joys  above. 


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5  And  when  on  earth  I  close  my  eyes 
To  sleep  in  death's  embrace, 
Let  me  to  heaven  and  glory  rise, 
T*  enjoy  thy  smiling  face. 


Hymn  51.'  Sevens, 

Morni?ig'. 

1  NOW  the  shades  of  night  are  gone; 
Now  the  morning  light  is  come; 
Lord  may  we  be  thine  to  day, 
Drive  the  shades  of  sin  away. 

2  Fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  light, 
Banish  doubt,  and  cleanse  our  sight; 
In  thy  service,  Lord,  to  day, 

Help  us  labor,  help  us  pniy. 

3  Keep  our  haughty  passions  boun(t 
Save  us  from  our  foes  around; 
Going  out,  and  coming  in, 

Keep  us  safe  from  every  sin. 

4  When  our  work  of  life  is  past, 
Oh!  receive  us  then  at  last! 
Night  of  sin,  will  be  no  more, 
When  we  reach  the  heavenly  shore. 

Hymn  32.    Sevens, 

Evening. 

\  INTERVAL  of  grateful  sha^«, 
Welcome  to  my  >Yeary  head', 

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Welcome  slumbers  to  mine  eyes, 
Tired  with  glaring  vanities! 

2  My  great  Master  still  allows, 
Needful  periods  of  repose: 
By  my  heavenly  Father  blest, 
Thus  I  give  my  powers  to  rest. 

3  Heavenly  Father!  gracious  name! 
Night  and  day,  his  love  the  same: 
Thy  kind  eye  that  cannot  sleep, 
My  defenceless  hours  shall  keep. 

4  What  if  death  my  sleep  invade? 
Should  I  be  of  death  afraid? 
Whilst  encircled  by  thine  arm, 
Death  may  strike,  but  cannot  harm, 

5  With  thy  heavenly  presence  blest> 
Death  is  life,  and  labor  rest. 
Welcome  sleep  or  death  to  me, 
Siill  secure,  for  still  with  thee. 

Hymn  53.     C.  P.  M. 

Morning, 

1  ONCE  more  my  eyes  behold  the  day, 
And  to  my  God  my  soul  would  pay 

Its  tributary  lays; 
O  may  the  life,  preserved  by  thee, 
With  all  its  powers  and  blessings  be 

Devoted  to  thy  praise. 

2  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
Israel's  great  keeper,  King  of  king-^, 

My  weary  head  found  rest: 


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No  dire  alarms,  or  racking  pains, 
Devouring  flames,  or  galling  chains, 
DisturbM  my  peaceful  breast. 

3  How  many  since  I  laid  me  down, 
Have  launch*d  into  a  world  unknown, 

To  meet  a  dreadful  doom! 
While  some  on  watery  billows  tost, 
Or  wandering  on  an  unknown  coast, 

Have  sighed  in  vain  for  home. 

4  But  I  am  spared  to  see  thy  face 
A  monument  of  saving  grace, 

And  live  to  praise  thy  name. 
Still  be  thou  near,  my  gracious  Lord,       * 
To  keep  and  guide  me  by  thy  word, 

Peace  to  my  soul  proclaim. 

5  Let  me  enjoy  thy  presence  here. 
In  every  storm,  my  heart  to  cheer, 

'Till  thou  shalt  bid  me  rise, 
Where  sin  and  sorrow  never  come! 
'Till,  at  ray  blest  eternal  home, 

I  wake  in  sweet  surprize. 

Hymn  54.  Sevens, 

Evening". 

1  OMNIPRESENT  Lord,  whose  aid, 
No  one  ever  sought  in  vain. 

Be  this  night  about  my  bed, 
Every  evil  thought  restrain. 

2  Lay  thy  hand  upon  my  soul,  -^ 
Guard  off  my  ungrateful  hours^ 


44  Hymns  for 

All  my  enemies  control, 

Hell)  and  earth,  and  nature's  powers. 

3  Unto  thee  for  help  I  seek, 
Perfect,  Lord,  thy  strength  in  me;' 
I  am  strong,  when  I  am  weak. 
Weak  myself,  but  strong  in  thee. 

4  Let  not  evil  enter  in. 
Every  wicked  thought  avert; 
Stop  the  avenues  of  sin, 
Keep  the  issues  of  my  heart- 

5  Under  thy  protection  take, 
Songs  in  the  night  season,  give; 
Let  me  sleep  to  thee  and  wake, 
Let  me  die  to  thee  and  live. 

Hymn  55,     Sevens. 

Morning. 

1  CHRIST,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies> 
Christ,  the  true  the  only  light, 

Sun  of  righteousness  arise, 
Triumph  o'er  the  shades  of  night. 
Day  spring  from  on  high  be  near,. 
Day  star  in  my  heart  appear. 

2  Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn, 
Unaccompanied  by  thee; 
Joyless  is  the  days  return, 
'Till  thy  mercy's  beams  I  see; 
'Till  they  inward  light  impart, 
Glad  my  eyes,  and  warm  my  heart* 


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3  Visit  thou  this  soul  of  mine, 
Pierce  the  gloom  of  sin  and  grief; 
Fill  me,  radiancy  divinel 
Scatter  all  my  unbelief. 
More  and  more  thyself  display, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day. 

Hymn  56.     Eights. 

Evening: 

1  INSPIRED  and  Hearer  of  prayer, 
Thou  feeder  and  guardian  of  thine; 
May  all  to  thy  covenant  care, 
I  sleeping  or  waking,  resign. 

3  If  thou  art  my  shield,  and  my  sun. 
The  night  is  no  darkness  to  nie; 
And  fast  as  my  moments  roll  on. 
They  bring  me  but  nearer  to  thee. 

3  A  sovereign  protector  I  have. 
Unseen,  yet  forever  at  hand; 
Unchangeably  faithful  to  save, 
Almighty  to  rule  and  command. 

4  From  evil  secure,  and  its  dread, 
I  rest  if  my  Savior  is  nigh, 

And  songs  his  kind  presence,  indeed 
Shall  in  the  night  season  supply. 


His  smiles  and  his  comforts  abound, 
His  grace  as  the  dew  shall  descend; 
And  wells  of  salvation  surround. 
The  soul  he  delights  to  defend. 


4flf  Hijmnsfor 

Hymn  57.     C.  M. 

Saturday  Evening. 

1  BEGONE,  my  worldly  cares,  away! 

Nor  dare  to  lempt  my  sight; 
Let  me  begin  the  ensuing  day, 
Before  I  end  this  night. 

2  Yes,  let  the  work  of  prayer  and  praise, 

Employ  my  heart  and  tongue, 
Begin  my  soul!  thy  sabbath  days 
Can  never  be  too  long. 

5  Let  the  past  mercies  of  the  week, 
Excite  a  grateful  frame; 
Nor  let  my  tongue  refuse  to  speak 
Some  good  of  Jesus*  name. 

4  Jesusl  how  pleasing  is  the  sound! 

How  worthy  of  my  love! 
Why  is  my  heart  so  lifeless  found? 
Why  placed  no  more  above? 

5  Forgive  my  dulness,  dearest  Lord, 

A-nd  quicken  ail  my  powers; 
Prepare  me  to  attend  thy  word, 
To  improve  the  sacred  hours. 

@  On  wings  of  expectation  borne,  * 
My  hopes  to  heaven  ascend; 
I  long  to  welcome  in  the  morn 
With  thee  the  day  to  spend* 


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Hymm  58.    Sevens. 

Saturday  Everting. 

1  SAFELY  through  another  week, 
God  has  broHght  us  on  our  way; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

On  the  approaching  Sabbath  day. 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  Mercies,  multiplied  each  hour, 
Tnrough  the  week,  our  praise  demand, 
Guarded  by  Almighty  Power, 

Fed  and  guided  by  his  hand; 
Though  ungrateful  we  have  been, 
Only  made  returns  of  sin. 

3  While  we  pray  for  pardoning  gi*ace. 
Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Shew  thy  reconciled  face, 

Shine  away  our  sin  and  shame. 
From  our  worldly  care  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  night  with  thee. 

4  When  the  morn  shall  bid  us  rise. 
May  we  feel  thy  presence  near! 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 
When  we  in  thy  house  appear! 
There  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste. 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

5  May  the  Gospel's  joyful  sound. 
Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints^ 
Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 


48  Hymns  for 

Bring  relief  for  all  complaints. 
Thus  may  all  our  Sabbaths  prove, 
'Ti^  we  join  the  church  above. 

Hymn  59.    L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  MY  God  how  endless  is  thy  love! 
Thy  gifts  arc  every  evening  new, 
And  morning  mercies  from  above. 
Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spreadst  the  curtain  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light. 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command; 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days, 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand; 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

Hymn  60.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening, 

1  FAR  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee. 

From  strife  arid  tumult  far; 
From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still, 
His  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree; 
And  seem  by  the  sweet  bounty,  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 


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3  There,  if  thy  Spirit  touch  my  soul 

And  grace  her  mean  abode; 
Oh,  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God. 

4  Author  and  Guardian  of  my  life, 

Sweet  Source  of  light  divine; 
And  (all  harmonious  names  in  one) 
My  Savior  thou  art  minel 

5  What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love! 

A  boundless,  endless  store 
Shall  echo  through  the  realms  above, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

Hymn  61.     L.  M. 

Mornitig  or  Evening. 

1  WE  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good. 
Who  fills  our  hearts  with  joy  and  food; 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supplies. 

3  He  sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round. 
To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground; 
He  bids  the  clouds,  with  plenteous  rain, 
Refresh  the  thirsty  earth  again. 

3  'Tis  to  his  care  we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death: 
Safety  and  strength  to  God  belong; 

He  helps  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong. 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love; 


50  Hymns  for 

But  the  wide  difference  that  remains^ 
Is  endless  joy,  or  endless  pains. 

IIvMN  62.     L.  M. 

Morninj:^  or  Evening. 

1  FOUNTAIN  of  blessing,  ever  blessedj 
Enriching  all,  of  all  pessess'd; 

By  whom  the  whole  creation's  fed, 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread. 

2  To  thee  our  very  life  we  owe! 
From  thee  do  all  our  comforts  flow; 
And  every  blessing  that  we  need, 
Mast  from  thy  bounteous  hand  proceed, 

3  Great  things  are  not  what  we  desire, 
Nor  dainty  meat,  nor  rich  attire; 
Content  with  little  would  we  be, 

That  little,  Lord  must  come  from  tliee. 

4  While  wicked  men  with  all  their  store, 
Are  ever  graspiij^^  after  more; 

With  Agur's  wish,  content  we'll  live, 
Nor  grudge  them  all  the  world  can  give. 

Hymn  63.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

I  AS  spices  mingled  with  our  food, 
Give  flavor  to  the  feast; 
So  holy  pleasures  ever  should 
Refresh  and  cheer  the  guest. 


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2  To  feed  the  gross  c®rporcal  frame, 

And  starve  the  nobler  mind; 

Dishonoreth  thf  Christian  name, 

And  leaves  no  zest  behind. 

3  If  saints  in  social  circles  meet, 

Like  relatives  of  old, 
Sure  some  should  sit  at  Jesus'  feet, 
Or  else  his  truth  unfold. 

4  This  is  the  true  support  of  life, 

Provision  for  our  souls! 
This,  kindles  love,  and  conquers  strifie. 
And  prejudice  controls. 

5  Feed  us,  O  Lord,  Avith  heavenly  trutii, 

While  o*cr  this  waste  we  roam; 
'Till  Parents,  Children,  uge  and  youth, 
Shall  meet  in  Canaan's  home. 

Hymn  64.     L.  M. 

Morning  and  Evening. 

1  FATHER  of  men,  thy  care  we  bless, 
Which  QYow  ns  our  families  with  peace; 
From  thee  they  sprung,  and  by  thy  hand 
Their  root  and  branches  are  sustained. 

2  To  Ood  most  worthy  to  be  praised^ 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raised; 

Who,  Lord  of  heaven,  scorns  not  to  dwell 
With  saints,  in  their  obscurest  cell, 

3  To  thee  may  each  united  house. 
Morning  and  njght,  present  its  rows; 


52  Hymns  for 

Our  servants  there  and  rising  race, 
Be  tauglit  thy  precepts,  and  thy  grace. 

4  O  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  honors  of  thy  glorious  name; 
While  pleased,  and  thankful  wc  remove 
To  join  the  family  above. 

Hymn  65.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

i  OF  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing, 
And  pay  my  God  my  vows! 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heavenly  Kin 
Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

3  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair, 
And  make  thy  servant  wise; 
I'll  suffer  nothing  near  me  there, 
That  shall  offend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbor  wrong, 

By  falsehood  or  by  force, 
The  scornful  eye,  the  slanderous  tongue, 
I'll  thrust  them  from  my  doors, 

4  1*11  seek  the  faithful  and  the  just, 

And  will  their  help  enjoy, 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  will  trust, 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  night: 
The  liar's  tongue  I  ever  hate. 
And  banish  from  my  sight. 


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6  I'll  purge  iny  family  around, 
And  make  the  Avicked  flee; 
So  shall  my  bouse  be  ever  found, 
A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 

Hymn  QQ.    C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

\  TO  ihee  before  the  dawning  light, 
My  gracious  God,  I   pray; 
I  medittue  thy  name  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 

^  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace, 
Tr.y  promise  bears  me  up; 
And  while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy  word  supports  my  hope. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  I  lift  my  hands,, 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  thee; 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 

4  Vv'l-.ers  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skiQS, 

1  ciili  thy   works  to  mind; 
Aiy  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
xAnd  sweet  acceptance  find. 

Hymn  67.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

T [J RICE  happy  soul-i,  who  born  for  heav'n^ 

While  yet  they  sojourn  here; 
I'hws  all  their  days  witi)  God  begin, 
Ar.d  spend  them  in  his  Tear 

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54  Hymns  for 

2  So  may  our  eyes  with  holy  zeal, 

Prevent  the  dawning  clay; 
And  turn  the  sacred  pages  o'er. 
And  praise  thy  name  and  pray. 

3  *Midst  hourly  cares  may  love  present 

Its  incense  to  thy  throne; 
And  while  the  world  our  hands  employsj 
Our  hearts  be  thine  alone. 

4  As  sanctified  to  noblest  ends, 

Be  each  refreshment  sought; 
And  by  each  various  providence 
Some  wise  instruction  brought. 

5  When  to  laborious  duties  call'd, 

Or  by  temptations  tried, 
We'll  seek  the  shelter  of  thy  wings 
And  in  thy  strength  confide. 

6  As  different  scenes  of  life  arise, 

Our  grateful  hearts  would  be 
With  thee,  amidst  the  social  band, 
In  solitude  \\ith  thee. 

7  At  night  we  lean  our  weary  heads 

On  thy  paternal  breast; 
And  safely  folded  in  thine  arms. 
Resign  our  powers  to  rest. 

S   In  solid,  pure  delights  like  these, 
Let  all  my  days  be  past; 
Nor  shall  I  then  impatier^t  wish, 
Nor  shall  I  fear  the  last. 


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Hymn  68.    L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening, 

1  UP  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
The  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives; 
There  my  Almighty  Refuge  lives. 

2  He  lives;  the  everlasting  God, 

That  built  the  world,  that  spread  the  flood, 
The  heavens  with  all  their  hosts  he  made. 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day; 
He  spreads  the  evening  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours,  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4  Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest. 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest; 
Thy  holy  Guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber  nor  surprize. 

Hymn  69.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  THOU,  Lord,  in  every  changing  scene, 
Hast  to  thy  saints  a  refuge  been; 
Through  every  age,  eternal  God, 
Their  pleasing  home,  their  safe  abode, 

2  In  thee,  our  fathers  sought  their  rest; 
In  thee,  our  fathers  still  are  blest; 

And  while  the  tomb  confines  their  dust, 
In  thee  our  souls  abide,  and  trust. 


5d  Hymns  for 

5  Lo,  we  are  ris'n,  a  feeble  race, 
Awhile  to  fill  our  fathers*  place; 
Our  hapless  state  with  pity  view,   , 
And  let  us  share  their  refuge  too. 

4  To  thee  our  infant  race  we  leave; 
Them,  may  our  fathers'  God  rcceivci 
That  voices  yet  unformed  nuiy  raise 
Succeeding  hymns  of  humble  praise* 


Hymn  70.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Rvening. 

1  O  HOW  I  love  thy  holy  law! 

'Tis  daily  my  delight: 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 

2  My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

To  meditate  tliy  word: 
My  soul  wiih  longing  melts  away, 
To  hear  thy  gospel,  Lord. 

3  How  doth  thy  word  my  heart  engage^ 

How  well  employ  n  y  tongue! 
And  in  my  tiresome  pilgrimage, 
Yields  me  a  heavenly  song. 

4  Am  I  a  stranger,  or  at  home, 

'Tis  my  cojiiinual  iCcist: 
Nut  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 
So  much  allures  the  taste. 

^  When  nature  sinks  and  spirits  droop, 
Thy  promises  of  grace 


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Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope, 
And  there  I  write  thy  praise. 

Hymn  ^1.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

I  SHINE  on  our  souls,  eternal  God, 
With  rays  of  beauty  shine; 
O  let  thy  favor  crown  our  days, 
And  all  their  round  be  thine. ' 

2  Did  we  not  raise  our  hearts  to  thee, 
Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain; 
Small  joy,  success  itself  could  give, 
If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 

o  With  thee,  let  every  week  begin: 
With  thee  each  day  be  spent; 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improved, 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

4  Thus  cheer  us  through  this  desert  road. 
'Till  all  our  labors  cease; 
And  heaven  refresh  our  weary  souls 
With  everlasting  peace. 

Hymn  72.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  E-utning. 

1"  IF  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost 
And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost; 
If  God  the  city  will  not  keep, 
The  watchful  guard  as  well  may  sleep. 


5S  Hymns  for 

2  What  if  we  rise  before  the  sun, 
And  work  and  toil  when  duy  is  done, 
Careful  and  sparing  eat  your  bread, 
To  shun  the  poverty  you  dread? 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain,  'till  God  has  blest; 
He  can  make  i  ich,  yet  give  us  rest; 
Children  and  friends  are  blessings  too, 
If  God  our  sovereign  make  them  so. 

4  Happy  the  Tnati  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithtul  friends! 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove, 
When  they  are  sweetened  with  his  lovel 

Hymn  73.     C.  M. 

Morning-  or  Evening. 

1  TO  thee,  my  God,  my  days  are  known, 

My  soul  enjoys  the  thought; 
My  actions  all  before  thy  face, 
Nor  are  my  faults  forgot. 

2  Each  secret  breath,  devotion  vents, 

Is  vocal  to  thine  ear; 
And  all  my  walks  of  daily  life 
Before  thine  eye  appear. 

3  Full  in  thy  view  through  life  I  pass. 

And  in  thy  view  I  die; 
And  when  each  mortal  bond  is  broke, 
My  God  will  still  be  nigh. 

4  Stripped  of  its  little  earthly  all. 

My  soul  in  smiles  shall  go; 


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And  in  an  heavenly  heritage 
Its  Father's  bounty  knov/. 

Hymn  74.     S.  M. 

Morning    or    Evening. 

\       BLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
Whose  heart  and  hopes  are  one, 
Wiiosc  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please, 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet;  ' 
Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus,  when  on  Aaron's  head 
They  poured  the  rich  perfume. 

The  oil  through  all  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  filled  the  room. 

4  Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills 
The  saints  are  blest  abore, 

Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love, 

HyxMN  75.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  GOD  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days 
My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warble  to  the  silent  nigh^. 


60  Hymns  for 

2  When  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
And  griefs  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises  raised  on  high, 

Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature   shall  prevail, 
And  all  its  powers  of  language  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break. 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4  But  O!  when  that  last  conflict's  o'er, 
When  I  am  chained  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise, 
To  join  the  music  of  the  skies! 

5  The  cheerful  tribute  will  I  give 
Long  as  a  deathless  soul  can  live 
A  work  so  sweet  a  iheme  so  high 
Demands  and  crowns  eternity. 

Hymn  76.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

i  YE  that  obey  the  immortal  King, 
Attend  his  holy  place; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light, 
And  send  your  soul  son  high; 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 

S  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 
With  rays  of  quickening  grace; 


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The  God,  that  spreads  the  heavens   abroad 
And  rules  the  swelling  seas. 

Hymn  77.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening; 

1  ALMIGHTY  King!  whose  wondrous  hand,. 
Supports  the  weight  of  sea  and  land; 
Where  grace  is  such  a  boundless  store, 
No  hearts  shall  break  that  sigh  for  more. 

2  Thy  providence  supplies  my  food, 
And  'tis  thy  blessing  makes  it  good; 
My  soul  is  nourished  by  thy  words; 
Let  soul  and  body  praise  the  Lord. 

3  My  streams  of  outward  comfort  came, 
Fioni  Him  who  built  this  earthly  frame: 

-'   What  e'er  1  want  his  bounty  gives, 
i^  By  whom  my  soul  forever  lives. 

4  F.ither  his  hand  preserves  from  pain, 
Or  if  I  feel,  it  heals  again; 

From  Satan's  malice  shields  my  breast. 
Or  overrules  it  for  the  best. 

5  Forgive  the  song  that  falls  so  low 
Beneath  the  gratitude  I  owe; 

It  means  thy  praise,  however  poor, 
An  angel's  song  can  do  no  more. 

Hymn  78.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

I  IN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
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62  Hymns  for 

To  shun  thy  presence  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  all  surrounding  sight  surveys 
My  rising  and  my  rest;. 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

5  If,  vring'd  with  beams  of  morning  light, 
I  fly  beyond  the  west, 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  my  flight, 
Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 

4  If  o*er  my  sins  I  think  to   draw 

The  curtains  of  the  night, 
Those  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 

5  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour, 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  ; 
O  may  I  ne'er  provoke  that  power 
From  which  I  cannot  flee. 

Hymn  79.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening.  ^ 

1  O  FOR  an  undissembled  faith! 

A  faith  which  works  within; 
Which  saves  from  everlasting  death, 
And  conquers  every  sin. 

2  Happy  the  household  where  it  reigns, 

And  where  it  long  has  dwelt; 
Whose  ancient,  and  whose  later  sons 
Its  sovereign  power  have  fclt.j 


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S  How  pleasing  to  look  up  and  see 
The  fathers  now  with  God; 
While  their  surviving  family 
Press  to  the  same  abode. 

4  O  glorious  hour,  when  death  shall  come 
Their  spirifs  to  unite; 
And  heaven  be  their  eternal  home 
And  God  their  chief  delight. 

Hymn  80.     C.  M. 

.  Morning  or  Evening. 

Jacob's  vow. 

1  O  GOD  of  Abraham!  by  whose  hand 
Thy  people  still  are  fed; 
Who  through  this  weary  pilerimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led.  ** 

2  Our  vows,  our  prayers,  we  now  present 

Before  "thy  throne  of  grace; 

God  of  our  fathers,  be  the  God 

Of  their  succeeding  race. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Our  wandering  footsteps  guide; 
Give  us  by  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  O  spread  thy  covering  wings  around 

Till  all  our  wanderings  ce  ise. 
And  at  our  father's  lov'd  abodfll^ 
Our  feet  arrive  in  peace. 


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5  Now,  with  the  humble  voice  of  prayer, 

Thy  mercy  wc  implore; 
Then,  with  the  grateful  voice  of  praise, 
Thy  goodness  we'll  adore. 


Hymn  81.     CM. 

Morning  or  Exening, 

1  WHEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 

My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I*m  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

3  Through  every  period  of  my  life, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds. 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

4  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

Divide  their  works  no  more. 
My  ever  grateful  heart,  O  Lord, 
Thy  mercy  shall  adore. 

5  Through  all  eternity,  to  thee 

A  grateful  song  I'll  raise, 
For  O!  eternity'b  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise. 


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Hymn  82.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evenings 

1  ALMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord, 

Kind  guardian  of  my  days; 
Tliy  mercies,  let  my  heart  record 
In  songs  of  joyful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care, 
Long  e*er  I  could  pronounce  thy  name 
Or  breathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  While  sweet  reflection,  through  my  days 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace; 
Still  dearer  blessings  claim  my  praise, 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

4  Yes,  I  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord, 

For  favors  more  divine; 
That  I  have  known  thy  sacred  word, 
Wh^re  all  thy  glories  shine. 

5  Lord,  when  this  glorious  frame  decays 

And  every  weakness  dies, 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace 
And  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

6  Then  shall  my  joyful  powers  unite, 

In  more  exalted  lays. 
And  join  the  happy  sons  of  lightj 
In  everlasting  praise. 

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66  Hymns  for 

Hymn  83.    C.  M. 

Morning-  or  Evening. 

1  THY  daily  mercies,  O  my  God, 

My  waking*  thoughts  employ, 
And  while  I  meditate  on  thee. 
My  heart  is  filled  with  joy. 

2  Thou  giv'st  me  rest  upon  my  bed, 

Soft  slumbers  to  my  eyes; 

Thy  goodness  is  again  renew'd, 

When  in  the  morn  I  rise. 

3  Throughout  the  business  of  the  day, 

Thine  arm  doth  me  uphold; 
Amidst  the  terrors  of  the  night, 
Thy  presence  makes  me  bold. 

4  Whether  in  sickness,  or  in  health, 

Thy  grace  does  me  sustain, 

Let  me,  O  Lord,  thy  favor  have, 

And  I  shall  ne*er  complain. 

5  Aided  by  thee,  I  need  not  fear 

The  frowns  of  rich  and  great; 
Their  pomp  and  wealth  I  covet  not, 
Nor  envy  all  their  state. 

^  Yea,  though  the  world  by  storms  be  tostj 
And  crumbled  into  dust; 
Yet  still  in  thee,  my  only  hope, 
I  will  securely  trust. 


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Hymn  84.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  ON  thee,  each  morning,  O  my  God, 

My  waking  thoughts  attend; 
In  whom  are  founded  all  my  hopes, 
In  whom  my  wishes  end. 

2  My  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 
The  sacrifice  of  praise. 

3  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  e\es, 

With  thy  protection  blest. 
In  peace  and  safety,  I  commit 
My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

4  My  spirit,  in  thy  hands  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching  ill; 
For  whether  waking  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still. 

5  Then  will  I  daily  to  the  world 

Thy  wondrous  acts  proclaim; 
Whilst  all  with  me  shall  praise  and  sing, 
And  bless  the  Sacred  Name. 

At  morn,  at  noon,  at  night,  I'll  still 

Thy  growing  work  pursue; 
And  thee  alone  will  praise,  to  whom 

Eternal  praise  is  due. 


6$  Hijrijn^for 

Hymn  ^5,    L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  WISDOM  and  pleasure  dwell  at  hornet 
Retired  and  silent,  seek  them  there: 
True  conquest  is  ourselves  t'  o'ercome, 
True  strengtn,  to  break  the  tempter*s  snar^. 

2  And  thou,  O  God,  whose  piercing  eye 
Distinct  surveys  each  dt  ep  recess; 

In  there  abstracted  hours  draw  nigh. 
And  with  thy  presence  iill  the  place, 

5  Through  all  the  mazes  of  the  heart, 
Our  search  let  heave rdy  wisdom  guide, 
And  still  its  radaint  beams  intpart, 
'Till  all  be  scarch'd  and  purified. 

4  Then  with  the  visits  of  thy  love, 
Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer; 
*Till  every  grace  sliail  join  to  prove 
That  God  has  fixed  his  dwelling  there. 

Hymn  86.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evejiing. 

1  RETURN, my  soul,  and  seek  thy  rest, 
Upon  thy  heavenly  Father*s  jDreast: 
Indulge  me,  Lord,  in  that  J'eposc, 
The  soul  which  loves  thee  only  knows. 

%  Thy  bounties,  Lord,  to  me  surmount 
The  power  of  language  to  recount; 
From  morning-dawn,  the  setting  sun 
Sees  l^ut  my  work  of  praise  bQgun. 


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3  Thy  mercies  all  my  moments  brings 
Ask  an  eternity  to  sing; 

What  thanks  those  mercies  can  suffice, 
Which  through  eternity  shall  risel 

4  Rich  in  ten  thousand  gifts  possessed, 
In  Mure  hopes  more  richly  blessed, 
I'll  sit  and  sing  till  death  shall  raise 
A  note   of  more  exalted  praise. 


Hymn  87.     C.  M. 

Moi'ning  or  Evening* 

PFATHER  divine  thy  piercing  eye 
Shoots  through  the  darkest  night; 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 
With  heart  discerning  sight. 

2  There  shall  thy  piercing  eye  survey 

My  duteous  homage  paid; 
With  every  morninej's  dawning  ray. 
And  every  evening's  shade. 

3  O  may  thy  own  celestial  fire, 

The  incense  still  inflame: 
While  my  warm  vows  to  thee  aspire, 
Through  the  Redeemer's  name. 

4  So  shall  the  visits  of  thy  love, 

My  soul  in  secret  bless; 
So  shalt  thou  deign  in  worlds  above, 
Thy  suppliant  to^confess. 


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Hymn  88.     S.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  TOMORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 
LodgM  in  thy  sovereign  hand, 

And  it"  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  at  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 
And  hears  our  life  away; 

O  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 
Eternity  is  hung. 

Waken  by  thine  Almighty  po^er 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

A      One  thing  demands  our  care; 
O  be  it  still  pursued! 
Lest  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5       To  Jesus  may  we  fly 

Swift  as  the  morning  light; 
Lest  life's  young  golden  beams  should  die. 
In  sudden  endless  night. 

Hymn  89.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

i  HOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
To  God's  upholding  hand; 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round. 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 


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2  That  was  a  most  amazing  power 

That  raised  us  with  a  word, 
And  every  day,  and  every  hour, 
Wc'lcan  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  headj 

And  angels  guard  the  room; 

We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 

That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4  The  rising  morning  can't  assure 

That  we  shall  end  the  day; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door 
To  take  our  lives  ^vay. 

5.  Our  breath  is  forfeited  by  sin 
"To  God's  t^evenging  law; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King, 
In  every  gasp  we  draw. 

6  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 
Our  joy  and  safety  brings; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  niglit 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

Hymn  90.     L.  M. 

Alorning  or  Evening-. 

\  HAPPY  the  man  whose  cautious  feet 
Shun  the  broad  way  which  sinners  go, 
Who  hates  the  place  where  atheists  meet, 
And  fears  to  talk  as  scoffers  do. 

2  He  loves  to  employ  his  morning  light 
Amongst  the    statutes  of  the  Lord; 


72  Ihjmns  for 

And  spends  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 
With  pleasure,  pond'ring  o'er  his  word. 

3  He,  like  a  plant  by  gentle  streams, 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  green; 

And  heaven  v/i}{  shine  with  kindest  beams 
On  every  work  his  hands  begin. 

4  But  sinners  fii.d  their  counsels  crost, 
As  chaff  before  the  tempest  flies; 

So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost, 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies 

Hymn  91.     S.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  FROM  the  first  dawning  light 
'Till  the  dark  evening  rise, 

For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  I  wait 
With  ever  longing  tyes. 

2  Rem.ember  all  thy  grace, 
And  lead  me  in  ihy  truth; 

Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days. 
And  follies  of  my  youth. 

3  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind, 
The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways; 

And  every  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

4  .For  his  own  goodness'  sake 
He  saves  my  soul  from  shame;. 

He  pardons,  though  my  guilt  be  great? 
Through  my  Redeemer's  name. 


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Hymn  92.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

.   I'LL  bless  liu^  Lord  from  day  to  d^y: 
How  good  are  all  his  ways! 
Ye  humble  souls  that  love  to  pray, 
Come  help  my  lips  to  praise. 

2  O  sinners!  come  and  taste  his  love, 

Come,  learn  his  pleasant  ways; 
And  let  your  own  experience  prove 
The  sweetness  of  his  grace. 

3  He  bids  his  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Round  where  his  children  dwell; 
What  ills  their  heavenly  care  prevents 
No  earthly  tongue  can  tell. 

4  O  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his! 

His  eye  regards  the  just; 
How  richly  biest  their  portion  is, 
Who  make  the  Lord  their  trust. 

^  HymxX  93.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  BY  morning  light  I'll  seek  thy  face; 

At  noon  repeat  my  cry; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  ask  thy  grace, 
Nor  will  my  God  deny. 

2  God  shall  preserve  my  soul  from  fear, 

Or  shield  me  when  afraid; 
Ten  thousand  angeb  must  appear, 
If  he  command  their  aid. 


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3  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all; 
My  courage  rests  upon  his  word, 
That  word  shall  never  fall. 

4  My  highest  hopes  shall  not  be  vain, 

My  lips  shall  spread  his  praise: 
While  cruel  and  deceitfi  1  men 
Scarce  live  out  half  their  days. 

Hymn  94.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  EveJiirig. 

1  LORD  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me  thro', 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view, 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  Within  thy  circling  power  I  stand; 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand: 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

3  If  mounted  on  a  morning  ray, 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea; 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

'4  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight, 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night, 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

5  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Wiiere'cr  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest! 


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Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 


Hymn  95.     C.  P.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1  TELL  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys, 
Of  sinful  mirth,  and  carnal  joys, 

(The  things  I  lov'd  before,} 
Let  me  but  view  my  Savior's  face, 
And  feel  his  animating  grace, 

And  I  desire  no  more. 

2  Tell  me  no  more  of  praise  and  wealth, 
Of  careless  ease  and  blooming  health, 

For  they  have  all  their  snares; 
Let  me  but  know  my  sins  forgiven. 
And  see  my  name  enrolled  in  heaven, 

And  I  am  free  from  cares. 

3  Tell  me  no  more  of  lofty  towers, 
Delightful  gardens,  fragrant  bowers. 

For  these  are  trifling  things; 
Tlie  little  room  for  me  design 'd, 
Will  suit  as  well  my  easy  mind, 

As  palaces  of  kings. 

4  Tell  me  no  more  of  crowding  guests, 
Of  gaudy  dress,  and  "sumptuous  feasts; 

Extravagance  and  waste; 
My  little  table,  only  spread 
With  wholesome  herbs  and  whol9some  bread 

Will  better  suit  my  taste. 


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5  Give  me  a  Bible  in  my  hand, 
A  heart  to  read  and  understand 

This  sure,  unerring  word; 
I'll  urge  no  company  to  stay, 
But  sit  alone  from  clay  to  day. 

And  converse  with  the  Lord. 

Hymn  96.     L.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

\  WHERE'ER  the  Lord  shall  build  my  house 
An  altar  to  his  name  I'll  raise; 
There  morn  and  ev'ning  shall  ascend 
The  sacrifice  of  prayer  and  praise. 

2  With  duteous  mind  the  social  band, 
Shall  search  the  records  of  thy  law; 
Then  learn  thy  will  and  humbly  bow, 
With  filial  reverence  and  awe. 

3  If  numerous  blessings  of  the  earth, 
Indulgent  God  to  us  afford; 

With  warm  united  hearts  we'll  pay, 
Our  grateful  tribute  to  the  Lord. 

4  Here  fix,  dear  Lord,  thy  sacred  rest, 
And  spread  the  banner  of  thy  love; 
Till  ripened  for  the  heavenly  world. 

We  rise  and  join  the  church  above.     Scott. 

Hymn  97.     C.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening. 

1   NOW  let  our  hearts  their  glory  wake. 
The  sacred  song  to  laise^ 


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And  every  tuneful  power  combine, 
To  shout  Jehovah's  praise. 

2  To  U3  a  j^oo'lly  heritag:e, 

His  providence  assigns; 
And  in  a  safe  and  pleasant  place, 
Marks  out  our  happy  lines. 

3  Come  let  us  to  his  holy  name, 

A  grateful  altar  raise; 
And  be  this  habitation  styled, 
The  house  of  prayer  and  praise. 

4  Here  may  his  secret  breathings  fan, 

Devotion  to  a  flame; 
And  faith,  and  love,  and  zeal  inspire. 
To  adorn  the  Christian  name. 

5  Thus  with  thy  visits,  smiles,  and  grace, 

May  this  abode  be  blest; 
And  here,  O  great  Jehovah,  fix, 

Thy  pleasant,  lasting  rest.  Scott. 

Hymn  98.     P.  M. 

Mormng  or  Evening. 

1  YE  tempted  and  tried, 

To  Jesus  dr&w  nigh; 
He  suff'red  and  died. 

Your  wants  to  supply; 
Trust  him  for  salvation. 

You  need  not  to  grieve. 
There's  no  condemnation, 

To  them  that  believe. 


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2  By  day  and  by  night, 

His  love  is  made  knownj 
It  is  his  delight, 

To  succor  his  own; 
He  will  have  compassion. 

Then  why  should  you  grieve! 
There's  no  condemnation, 

To  them  that  believe. 

3    Though  satan  will  seek, 

The  sheep  to  annoy. 
The  helpless  and  weak. 

He  ne'er  shall  destroy; 
Christ  is  their  salvation, 

And  strength  he  will  give;, 
There's  no  condemnationy 

To  them  that  believe. 


Hymn  99.     L.  M. 

jMcrning-  or  Evcn^rg-. 

1  THE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  b>ae  etheiial  sky; 

And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  iVame, 
Their  Great  Original  proclaim. 

2  The  unwearied  sun  from  day  to  day 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display; 
And  publishes  to  every  land, 

Tne  works  of  an  Almight)  hand, 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail. 
The  inoon  takes  up  the  wond'ious  talc, 


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And  nightly  to  the  list'ning  earth, 
Repeals  the  story  of  her  birth. 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What  though  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terrestrial  ball; 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound, 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found j 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice; 
Forever  singing  as  they  shine, 
The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine. 


OCCASIONAL. 
Hymn  100.  L.  M. 

J\^eiv  Year. 

i  GREAT  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
By  which  supported  still  we  stand; 
The  ppening  year  thy  mercy  shows; 
That  mercy  crowns  it,  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  are  we  guarded  by  our  God; 
By  his  incessant  jjounty  fed, 
By  his  unerring  counsel  kd. 


80  Hymns  for 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  the  past  we  own. 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 
Thou  art  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest: 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Ador'd  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 
Our  helper  God  in  whom  we  trust. 

In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 

Hymn  101.     C.  M. 

JSTev)  Year. 

V  AND  nov/  ray  soul,  another  year 
Of  thy  short  life  is  past; 
I  cannot  long  continue  here, 
And  this  may  be  my  last. 

2  Much  of  ray  dubious  life  is  gone, 

Nor  will  return  again; 
And  swift  my  passing  moments  run, 
The  few  that  yet  remain. 

3  Awake  my  soul!   with  utmost  care 

Thy  true  condition  learn: 
What  are  thy  hopes,  how  sure,  how  fair, 
And  what  thy  great  concern? 

4  Now  a  new  scene  of  time  begins. 

Set  out  afresh  for  heaven: 


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Seek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins, 
In  Christ  *tis  freely  given. 

5  Devoutly  yield  thyself  to  God, 
And  on  his  grace  depend; 
With  zeal  pursue  the  heavfenly  road, 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end. 

Hymn  102.     L.  M. 

Close  of  the  Year. 

1  MY  helper  God!  I  bless  his  name; 

The  same  his  power,  his  grace  the  same. 
The  tokens  of  his  friendly  care, 
Open,  and  crown,  and  close  the  year. 

2  1  'midst  ten  thousand  dangers  stand, 
Supported  by  his  guardinn  hand; 
And  see,  when  I  survey  my  ways. 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise. 

3  Thus  far  his  arm  has  led  me  on, 
Thus  far  I  make  his  mercy  known; 
And  while  I  tread  this  desert  land. 
New  mercies  shall  new  songs  demand. 

4  My  grateful  soul  on  Jordan's  shore. 
Shall  raise  one  sacred  pillar  more; 
Then  bear,  in  his  bright  courts  above; 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 

Hymn  103.     C.  M. 

Close  of  the  Year. 

\   AWAKE,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes, 
And  raise  your  voices  high, 


82  Hymns  for 

Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love 
That  sliews  salvation  nigh. 

2  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 

Each  moment  brinies  it  near; 
Then  welcome  each  declining  day-! 
Welcome  each  cloning  year  I 

3  Not  many  years  their  rounds  shall  run, 

Nor  many  mornings  rise, 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  revealed 
To  our  admiring  eyes. 

4  Ye  wheels  of  nature  speed  your  course, 

Ye  mortal  powers  decay; 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  nights  of  death 
Ye  bring  eternal  day. 

Hymn  104.  CM. 

Sjinng, 

1  AT  length  the  wish'd-for  spring  is  come; 

How  altered  is  the  scene! 
The  trees  and  shrubs  are  drest  in  bloom. 
The  earth  array'd  in  green. 

2  I  see  my  Savior  from  on  high, 

Break  through  the  clouds  and  shine; 
No  creature  now  more  blest  than  I, 
No  song  more  loud  than  mine. 

3  Thy  word  does  all  my  hope  revive. 

It  overcomes  my  foes; 
It  makes  my  languid  graces  thrive. 
And  blossom  like  the  rose. 


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4   Dear  Lord,  a  monument  I  stand 
Of  what  thy  grace   c^in  do; 
Uphold  mc  byr  thy  gracious  hand. 
Each  changing  season  through. 

Hymn  105.     C.  M. 

Summer. 

1  THE  grass  and  flovvers,which  clothe  the  field, 

And  look  so  green  and  gay, 
Touch'd  by  the  scythe,  defenceless  yield, 
And  fall,  and  fade  away. 

2  Fit  emblem  of  our  mortal  state! 

Thus  in  the  Scripture  glass, 
The  young,  the  strong,  the  wise,  the  great, 
May  see  themselves  but  grass. 

3  Ah!  trust  not  to  your  fleeting  breath, 

Nor  call  your  time  your  own; 
Around  you  see  the  scythe  of  death 
Is  mowing  thousands  down. 

4  And  you,  who  hitherto  are  spared, 

Must  shortly  yield  your  lives; 
Your  wisdom  is,  to  be  prepared. 
Before  the  stroke  arrives. 

5  The  grass,  when  dead,  revives  no  more; 

You  die  to  live  again; 
Beware,  lest  death  should  prove  the  door 
To  everlasting  pain. 

6  Lord,  help  us  to  obey  thy  call, 

And  all  our  sins  remove, 


84  Hymns  for 

That  when  like  grass   our  bodies  fall 
Our  souls  may  rise  above. 

Hymn  106.     L.  M. 

Autumn. 

1  SEE  how  brown  autumn  spreads  the  field; 
Mark  how  the  whitening  hills  are  turn'd, 
Behold  them  to  the  reapers  yield, 

The  wheat  is  saved,  the  tares  are  burn'd. 

2  Thus  the  great  Judge,  with  glory  crown'd, 
Descends  to  reap  the  ripcn'd  earth; 
Angelic  guards  attend  him  down, 

The  same  who  sang  his  humble  birth. 

3  In  sounds  of  glory,  hear  him   speak; 
'<Go  search  around  the  llam'ing  world, 
Haste,  call  my  saints,  to  rise  and  take 
The  seats  from  which  their  foes  were  hurl'd. 

4  "Go  burn  the  chaff  in  endless  fire, 

In  flames  unquenchM  consume  each  tare; 
Sinners  must  feel  my  holy  ire, 
And  sink  in  guilt  to  deep  despair." 

5  Thus  ends  the  harvest  of  the  earth, 
Angels  obey  the  awful  voice: 

They  save  the  wheat,  they  burn  the  chaff, 
All  heaven  approves  the  sovereign  choice. 

Hymn  107.    L.  M. 

Winter. 

1   SEE,  how  rude  winter's  icy  hand. 
Has  stripp'd  the  trees,  and  sealed  the  ground! 


Family  Worship.  85 

But  spring  will  soon  his  rage  withstand, 
And  spread  new  beauties  all  around. 

2  My  soul  a  sharper  winter  mourns; 
Barren  and  fruitless  I  remain; 
When  will  the  gentle  spring  return, 
And  bid  the  graces  grow  again! 

3  Jesus,  my  glorious  Sun,  arise! 

'Tis  thine  the  frozen  heprt  to  move; 

Oh!  hush  these  storms  and  clear  my  skies, 

And  let  me  feel  thy  vital  love! 

4  Dear  Lord,  regard  my  feeble  cry, 

I  fiiint  and  droop  till  thou  appear; 
Wilt  thou  permit  thy  plant  to  die? 
Must  it  be  winter  all  the  year? 

5  Be  still,  my  soul,  and  wait  the  hour, 
With  humble  prayer  and  patient  faith; 
Till  he  reveals  his  gracious  power, 
Repose  on  what  his  promise  saith. 

6  He  by  whose  all  commanding  word. 
Seasons  their  changing  course  maintain; 
In  every  change  a  pledge  affords. 

That  none  shall  seek  his  face  in  vain. 

Hymn  lOS.    L.  M. 

Seasons. 

I   ETERNTAL  Source  of  every  joyl 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ. 
While  in  thy  presence  we  appear 
Whose  goodness  crowns  tlie  circling  vear. 

s 


8,6  Hymns  for 

2  The  flowery  sprinc^  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air,  and  paints  the  land; 
The  summer-rays  with  vigor  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn,  and  cheer  the  vine. 

3  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts  redundant  stores; 
And  winters,  softcn'd  by  thy  care, 

No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear. 

4  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  davs, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise; 

Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid, 
With  opening  light  and  evening  shade. 

3  O  may  our  more  harmonious  tongues, 
In  worlds  unknown  pursue  their  songs; 
And  in  those  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

Hymn  109.    L.  M. 

Harvest. 

1  ONCE  more,  our  condescending  God, 
Has  sent  an  harvest  rich  and  good; 
No  cankering  worm,  nor  hostile  band, 
Has  spoiled  the  product  of  the  land. 

2  We  bless  thy  name  for  sun  and  showers, 
And  all  the  good  that  nature  pours; 

But  thy  enriching  stores  of  grace, 
Transcend  our  highest  notes  of  praise. 

3  Pour  out  thy  gracious  Spirit,  Lord, 
And  spread  the  influence  of  th)'  word, 


Famiiy  Worship.  S7 

Till  saints  a  richer  harvest  rise, 
To  fill  the  garner  of  the^skies. 

Hymn  110.    L.  M. 

Meeting-  of  Christian  Friends. 

1  KINDRED  in  Christ,  for  his  dear  sake, 
A  hearty  welcome  here  receive; 

May  we  together  now  partake 
The  joys  which  only  he  can  give! 

2  To  you  and  us  by  grace  'tis  given 
To  know  the  Savior's  precious  name; 
And  shortly  we  shall  meet  in  heaven, 
Our  hope,  our  way,  our  end,  the  same. 

3  May  he  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet. 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above, 
Make  our  communications  sweet 

And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love  I 

4  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 
When  Christians  see  each  other  thus; 
We  only  wish  to  speak  of  Him, 
Who  liv'd,  and  died,  and  reigns  for  us% 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  said, 
And  suffer'd  for  us  here  below; 
The  path  he  mark'd  for  us  to  tread^ 
And  what  he's  doing  for  us  now. 

6  Thus,  as  the  mom.ents  pass  away, 
We^ll  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore; 
And  hasten  on  the  glorious  day. 
When  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 


S8  Hymns  for 

Hymn  111.     S.  M. 

Parting  with  Christian  Friends. 

1  BLEST  be  the  tic  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love; 

The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

S      We  share  our  mutual  woes, 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear; 
And  often,  for  each  other,  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part 
It  gives  us  inward  pain; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart. 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  way; 

While  each  in  expectation  lives 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
And  sin,  we  shall  be  free; 

And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 


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Hymn  112.     C.  M. 

Parting  with  Christian  Frienda. 

1  LORD  when  together  here  we  meet, 

And  taste  thy  heavenly  grace, 
Thy  smiles  are  so  divinely  sweet 
We're  loath  to  leave  the  place. 

2  Yet,  Father,  since  it  is  thy  will, 

That  we  must  part  again, 
O  let  thy  gracious  presence  slill 
With  every  one  remain. 

5  Thus  let  us  all  in  Christ  he  one. 
Bound  with  the  cords  oriove; 
''Till  we,  around  thy  glorious  throne, 
Shall  joyful  meet  above. 

4  Where  sin  and  sorrow  from  each  heart 

Shall  then  forever  fly, 
And  not  one  thought  that  we  shall  part. 
Once  intercept  our  joy. 

5  Where  void  of  all  distracting  pain, 

Our  spirits  ne'er  shall  tire, 
But  in  seraphic,  heavenly  strains, 
Redeeming  love  admire, 

6  And  thus  through  all  eternity, 

Upon  the  heavenly  shore 
The  great  mysterious  One  in  Three. 
Jehovah,  we'll  adore. 
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QO  Ihjmns  for 

Hymn  113.     L.  M. 

On  entering  into  Covenant  with  God;  or  Admis' 
sion  to  the  Church. 

1  O  HAPPY  day,  that  fixed  my  choice, 
On  thee,  my  Savior,  and  my  God 
Well  may  this  glorious  heart  rejoice, 
And  tell  itS  raptures  all  abroad. 

2  O  happy  bond,  that  seals  my  vows 
To  him,  who  merits  all  my  love! 
Let  cheerful  anthems  fill  his  house, 
When  to  the  sacred  shrine  I  move. 

3  'Tis  done,  the  great  transaction's  done: 
I  am  my  Lord's,  and  he  is  mine; 

He  drew  me  and  I  follow'd  on, 
Charm'd  to  confess  the  voice  divine. 

4  Now  rest  my  lon^-dividcd  heart, 
Fix'd  on  this  blissful  centre  rest; 
With  ashes  who  would  grudge  to  part, 
When  cali'd  on  angels  bread  to  feast? 

"»  High  heaven,  that  heard  the  solemn  vow, 
That  vow  renew'd  shall  daily  hear; 
Till  in  life's  latest  hour  1  bow, 
And  bless  in  death,  a  bond  so  dear. 


IIymn  114.     L.  M. 

On  entering  into  Co-venant  with  God;  or  jidmis- 
sion  to  the  Church. 

I  GREAT  source  of  Being,  heavenly  King! 
Whose  eye  my  inmost  thought  surveys, 


Family  JVorslup.  91 

To  thee,  wilh  p^rateful  joy,  I  bring 
My  tribute  of  unequal  praise. 

2  United  to  thy  chosen  flock, 

Within  thy  courts  my  soul  would  dwell, 
And  in  thy  strength  sustain  the  shock, 
Of  all  the  powers  in  earth  or  hell. 

3  Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  on  high. 
And  let  our  churcli  thy  blessing  prove! 
So  shall  our  praises  reach  the  sky, 
And  every  bosom  glow  with  love. 

4  O  may  our  Pastor  draw  from  thee 
Daily  supplies  of  heavenly  gracel 
And  may  we  in  thy  temple  see 
Thy  glorious  presence  fill  the  place! 

5  Then  shall  our  hearts,  our  lives,  our  tongues. 
Be  consecrated  to  our  Godj 

Our  morning  prayers,  our  evening  songs, 
Shall  spread  thy  wond*rous  love  abroad. 

Tatlock. 

Hymn  115.     C.  M. 

Marriag-e, 

\  SINCE  Jesus  freely  did  appear 
To  grace  a  marriage  feast. 
Dear  Lord,  we  ask  thy  presence  here, 
To  make  a  wedding  guest. 

2  Upon  the  bridal  pair  look  down 
Who  now  have  plighted  hands; 
Their  union  with  thy  favor  crown, 
And  bless  the  nuptial  bands. 


92  Hymns  for 

3  With  gifts  of  grace  their  hearts  endow, 

Of  all  rich  dowries  best; 
Their  substance  bless,  and  peace  bestow, 
To  sweeten  all  the  rest. 

4  In  purest  love  their  souls  uniic, 

That  they  with  Christian  care, 
May  make  domestic  burdens  light, 
By  taking  mutual  share. 

5  True  helpers  may  they  prove  indeed, 

In  prayer,  and  faith,  and  hope, 
And  see  with  joy  a  godly  seed, 
To  build  their  household  up. 

6  As  Isaac  and  Rebecca  gave 

A  pattern  chaste  and  kind; 
So  may  this  married  couple  live, 
And  die  in  friendship  joined. 

7  And  when  tliat  solemn  hour  shall  come. 

And  life's  short  space  be  o'er, 
May  they  in  triumph  reach  that  home, 
Where  they  shall  part  no  more. 

Hymn  116.    L.  M. 

Marriage. 

1  COME  thou  condescending  Jesus! 
Thou  hast  bless'd  a  marriage  feast, 
Come,  and  with  thy  presence  bless  us. 

.  Deign  to  be  an  honor'd  guest. 

2  Once,  at  Cana's  happy  village, 

Theu  didst  heavenly  joy  impart 


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Though  unseen,  may  thy  blest  image 
Be  inscrib'd  on  every  heart. 

3  Lord  we  come  to  ask  thy  blessing 
On  the  happy  pair  to  rest. 

May  thy  goodness,  never  ceasing, 
Make  them  now  and  ever  blest. 

4  Thou  canst  change  the  course  of  nature, 
Turning  water  into  wine, 

But  we  ask  a  greater  favor, 
May  they  be  forever  thine. 

5  Thine  by  covenant  and  adoption, 
Thine  by  free  and  sovereign  grace. 
May  they  by  each  word  and  action 
Do  thy  will,  and  speak  thy  praise. 

6  Gracious  Lord  from  thy  free  bounty, 
Fill  their  basket  and  their  store, 

Give  them  with  their  health  and  plenty, 
Hearts  thy  goodness  to  adore. 

7  Often  from  their  happy  dwelling. 
May  the  voice  of  prayer  ascend. 
For  thy  mercies  still  increasing, 
To  their  best,  their  kindest  Friend. 

8  Through  this  life's  tempestuous  ocean 
Storms  are  thick,  and  dangers  nigh, 

O  may  constant,  pure  devotion. 
Guide  them  safe  to  realms  on  high. 

9  When  by  death's  cold  hand  divided, 
Which  dissolves  i!ie  tcnderest  ties, 
By  thy  grace  again  united, 

May  ihey  in  thine  image  rise. 


1)4  Hymns  for 

10  Come  tliou  condescending  Jesus, 
Fill  our  hearts  with  songs  of  praise. 
Come  and  with  thy  presence  bless  us, 
Make  us  subjects  of  thy  grace. 

Hyjvin  117.     C.  M.    - 

Dedication  of  Children  to  God, 

i  SEE  Israel's  gentle  shepherd  stand, 
With  all- engaging  charms; 
Hark  how  he  calls  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms! 

2  Permit  Ihem  to  approach,  he  cries, 
Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 
For  ?twas  to  bless  such  souls  as  these, 
The  Lord  of  angels  came. 

o  We  bring  them,  Lord,  on  thankful  hands, 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee: 
Joyful  that  v^e  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

4  Ye  little  flock,  with  pleasure  hear; 

Ye  children,  seek  his  face; 
And  fly  with  transports  to  receive 
The  blessings  of  his  grace. 

5  If  orphans  they  arc  left  behind, 

Thy  guardian  care  we  trust: 
Thyt  care  shall  heal  our  bleeding  hearts^ 
]f  weeping  o'er  their  dust^ 


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Hymm  118.     M.    L. 

T/i  a  n  ksg'iv  ing-. 

.1  ALMIGHTY  Sovereign  of  the  skies. 
To  thee  let  songs  of  ghidness  rise, 
Each  grateful  heart  its  tribute  bring 
And  every  voice  thy  goodness  sing. 

2  From  thee  our  choicest  blessings  flow, 
Life,  health,  and  strength  thy  hands  bestow. 
The  daily  good  thy  creatures  share, 
Springs  from  thy  providential  care. 

3  The  rich  profusion  nature  yields, 
The  harvest  waving  o'er  the  fields; 
The  cheering  I'ght,  refreshing  shower, 
Are  gifts  from  thy  exhaustless  store. 

4  At  thy  com-mand  the  vernal  bloom. 
Revives  the  world  from  winter's  gloon;, 
The  summer's  heat  the  fruit  matures. 
And  autumn  all  her  treasures  pours. 

5  From  thee  proceed  domestic  ties. 
Connubial  biiss,  paternal  joys; 
On  thy  support  the  nations  stand, 
Obedient  to  thy  high  command. 

-6  But  how  shall  frail  imperfect  man. 
Whose  being  reaches  but  a  span, 
Attempt  in  cartli-born  strains  to  prove. 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  love! 

7  Let  every  power  of  heart  and  tongue, 
Unite  to  swell  the  grateful  song, 


96  Hymns  for 

While  age  and  youth  in  chorus  join, 
And  praise  the  Majesty  divine. 


Hymn  119.    L.  M. 

Thanksgiving. 

1  PRAISE  to  God,  immortal  praise 
For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days, 
Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy, 
Let  thy  praise  our  tongues  employ. 

2  For  the  blessings  of  the  field. 
For  the  stores  tlie  gardens  yield, 
For  the  vine's  exalted  juice, 
For  the  generous  olive*s  use. 

3  Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain, 
Yellow  sheaves  of  ripened  grain,     *" 
Clouds  that  drop  their  fatt'ning  dews 
Suns  that  temperate  warmth  diffuse. 

4  All  that  spring  with  bounteous  hand 
Scatters  o'er  the  smiling  land; 

All  that  liberal  autumn  pours. 
From  her  rich  o'erflovving  stores, 

5  These  to  thee,  our  God,  we  owe. 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow; 
And  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise. 

6  Yet  should  rising  whirlwinds  tear, 
From  its  stem  the  ripening  ear; 


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Should  the  fig  trees  blasted  shoot 
Drop  her  green  untimely  fruit. 

7  Should  the  vine  put  forth  no  more 
Nor  the  olive  yield  her  store: 
Though  the  sickening  flocks  should  fall 
And  the  herds  desert  the  stall. 

8  Should  thine  alter'd  hand  restrain 
The  early  and  the  latter  rain, 
Blast  each  opening  bud  of  joy, 
And  the  rising  year  destroy; 

9  Still  to  thee  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise; 
And  when  every  blessings'  flown, 
Love  thee  for  thyself  alone. 

Barbauld. 


HyxMN  120.     C.  M. 

Chrisimas, 

1  SHEPHERDS  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes, 

And  send  your  fears  away; 
News  from  the  regions  of  the  skies, 
Salvation's  born  to  day. 

2  Jesus,  the  God  whom  angels  fear, 

Comes  down  to  dwell  with  you, 
To  day  he  makes  his  entrance  here; 
But  not  as  monarchs  do. 

3  No  gold,  nor  purple  swaddling  bands^ 

Nor  royal  shining  things; , 

9 


98  Hymns  foi' 

A  manger  for  his  cradle  stands, 
And  holds  ihe  Kings  of  kings. 

4  Go,  Shepherds,  where  the  infant  lies, 

And  see  his  humble  throne; 

With  tears  of  joy  in  all  your  eyes, 

Go  shepherds,  kiss  the  Son. 

5  Thus  Gabriel  sang,  and  straight  around, 

The  heavenly  armies  throng; 
They  tune  their  harps  to  lofty  sound 
And  thus  conclude  the  song: 

6  Glory  to  God,  that  reigns  above. 

Let  peace  surround  the  earth, 
Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love 
At  their  Redeemer's  birih. 

7  Lord,  and  shall  angels  have  their  songs^ 

And  men  no  tunes  to  raise? 
O  may  we  lose  these  useless  tongues, 
When  we  forget  to  praise. 

3  Glory  to  God,  that  reigns  abov«e, 
That  pitied  us  forlorn, 
We  join  to  sing  our  Maker's  love, 
For  there's  a  Savior  born. 

Hymn  121.     C.  M. 

Christmas, 
I  WHILE  shepherds  watch  their  flocks  by  night 
Near  Betiilehem's  happy  ground, 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  giory  shone  around. 


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2  Fear  not,  said  he,  for  mighty  dread 

Had  saizcd  their  troubled  mind, 
Ghid  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  To  you  in  David's  town  this  day 

Is  born  of  David's  line, 
The  Savior  who  is  Christ  the  Lord, 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign: 

4  The  heavenly  Babe  you  there  shall  find, 

To  human  view  display'd; 
But  meanly  wrapt  in  swathing  bands 
And  in  a  manger  laid. 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 

Appeared  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God,  and  thus 
Address'd  their  joyful  songs. 

6  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high! 

And  to  the  earth  be  peace! 
Good  will  henceforth  from  heaven  to  men 
Begin  and  never  cease. 

Hymn  122.     C.  M. 

Fasi. 

1  COME  let  our  souls  adore  the  Lord, 

Whose  judgments  yet  dciay, 
Who  yet  suspends  the  lifted  sword, 
And  gives  us  leave  to  pray. 

2  Great  is  our  guilt,  our  fears  are  great, 

But  we  willAiot  despair  J 


100  Hymns  for 

Still  open  is  thy  mercy  seat 
To  penitence  and  prayer. 

3  Kind  Intercessor,  to  thy  love, 

This  blessed  hope  we  owe; 
O  let  thy  merits  plead  above, 
While  we  implore  below. 

4  O  gracious  God,  for  Jesus*  sake, 

Attend  our  humble  cry; 
Nor  let  thy  kindling  vengeance  break 
Destruction  from  on  high. 

5  Though  justice  near  thy  awful  throne, 

Attends  thy  dread  command. 
Lord  hear  thy  servants,  hear  thy  Son, 
And  save  a  guilty  land. 

Hymn  123.     C.  M. 

Fast, 

1  SEE  gracious  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 

Thy  mourning  people  bend! 
'Tis  on  thy  sovereign  grace  alone 
Our  humble  hopes  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments  from  thy  hand, 

Thy  dreadful  power  display; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guilty  land, 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

3  How  changed,  alas!  are  truths  divine, 

For  error,  guilt,  and  shame! 
What  impious  numbers,  bold  in  sin, 
Disgrace  the  Christian  name! 


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4  O  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  resistles's  grace; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  thy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Then  should  insulting  foes  invade, 

We  shall  not  sink  in  fear, 
Secure  of  never  failing  aid, 
When  God,  our  God,  is  near. 

Steele. 


Hymn  124.    L.  M. 

Fq7'  a  Day  of  Prayer, 

1  WHAT  various  hindrances  we  meet. 
In  coming  to  a  mercy  seat! 

Yet  who,  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there. 

2  Prayer  makes  the  darkened  cloud  withdraw, 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw, 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love. 

Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 

G  Refraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight; 

Prayer  makes  th;;  Christian's  armor  bright, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees 
The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4  While  Moses  stood  with  arms  spread  wide, 
Success  was  found  on  Israel's  side; 
But  when  through  weariness  they  fail'd, 
That  moment  Amalek  prevailed. 
'9 


102  Hymns  for 

5  Have  you  no  words?  ah!  lb  ink  again, 
Words  flow  apace  when  you  complain, 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

6  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent, 
To  heaven  in  supplication  sent, 

Your  cheerful  song  would  oftener  be, 
"Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me." 

Hymn  125.    C.  M. 

For  a  day  of  Prayer. 

1  LET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoicel 

Behold  the  promis'd  hour! 
Her  God  has  heard  her  mourning  voice, 
And  comes  to  exalt  his  power. 

2  Her  dust  and  ruins  that  remain, 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes; 
Those  ruins  siiall  be  built  again. 
And  all  that  dust  arise. 

3  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there; 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

4  He  sits  a  Sovereign  on  his  throne, 

With  pity  in  his  eyes; 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners  groan. 
And  sees  their  siglis  arise. 

3  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death, 
And  when  his  saints  complain, 


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It  shan't  be  said,  that  praying  breath 
Was  ever  spent  in  vain. 

6  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dea*' 
And  left  on  long  record, 
That  ages  yet  unborn  may  read, 
And  trust,  and  praise  the  Lord. 

Hymn  126.    L.  M. 

I^or  a  clay  of  Prayer. 

1  PRAYER  was  appointed  to  convey 
The  blessings  God  designs  to  give: 
Long  as  they  live  should  Christians  pray, 
For  only  while  they  pray  they  live. 

3  The  Christian's  heart  his  prayer  indites, 
He  speaks  as  prompted  from  within; 
The  spirit  his  petition  writes, 
And  Christ  receives,  and  gives  it  in. 

3  And  wilt  thou  in  dead  silence  lie. 

While  Christ  stands  wdiing  for  thy  prayer? 
INIy  soul  thou  hast  a  friend  on  high, 
Arise,  and  try  thy  interest  there. 

•i  If  pains  afflict,  or  wrongs  oppress^ 
If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay, 
If  guilt  deject,  or  sin  distress, 
Thy  remedy's  before  thee; — firay. 

5  'Tis  prayer  supports  the  soul  when  weak, 
Though  thought  be  broken,  language  lanjfj 
Pray  if  thou  canst,  or  canst  not  speak, 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus*  Dame. 


104  Hymns  for 

6  Depend  on  Christ;  thou  canst  not  fail; 
Make  all  ihy  ^vants  and  wishes  known; 
Fear  not — his  merits  must  prevail; 
Ask  what  thou  wilt  it  shall  be  done. 

Hymn  127.     Eighis  and  Sevemi 

J 'or  a  clay  of  Prayer, 

1  SAVIOR  visit  thy  plantation, 

Grant  us  Lord,  a  p;racious  rain; 
All  will  come  to  desolation. 
Unless  thou  return  again. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  hij^h, 
Lest  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  ar.d  die. 

3  Surely  once  thy  garden  flourished, 

Every  part  iook'd  p,ay  and  green; 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourish'dl 
Happy  seasons  v;c  have  seen. 

4  But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 
And  a  sad  decline  wc  sec: 
Lord,  thy  help  is  greatly  needed, 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

J  Dearest  Savior  hasten  hitlier, 

Thou  canst  make  us  bloom  again, 
O  permit  us  not  to  wither, 
.    Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain. 

6^Lot  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 
JNIake  us  prevalent  in  prayers; 


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Let  each  one,  esteemed  thy  servant, 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snares. 

7.  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power, 
Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour, 
To  revive  thy  work  afresh. 

Hymn  128.     C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Rain. 

1  NOW  may  the  Lord  of  earth  and  skies, 

Regard  us  when  we  call; 
^Tis  he  who  bids  the  vapors  rise, 
And  showers  abundant  fall. 

2  On  thee,  our  God,  we  all  depend, 

For  life,  and  health,  and  food; 
O  make  refreshing  showers  descend, 
And  crown  the  year  with  good. 

3  The  evil  and  the  just  partake, 

These  bounties  of  thy  hand; 
Nor  will  a  God  of  love  forsake, 
This  long  indulged  land. 

4  Let  grace  come  down  like  copious  rain, 

On  Zion'b  diooping  field;  ^ 

So  shall  our  souls  revive  again, 
And  fruit  abundant  yield. 

5  Then  smiling  natfire  shall  express, 

Her  mighty  Maker's  praise; 
And  we  the  cnildren  of  thy  grace, 
Join  her  harmonious  lays. 


105  III/ mm' for 

Hymn  129.     L.  M. 

I7i  a  Thunder-Storin, 

1  THE  rain  descends,  the  tempests  rise, 
Our  souls  his  majesty  adore; 
Jehovah's  voice  sounds  through  the  skies, 
While  lightnings  flash  and  thunders  roar. 

2  We  sit  becalmed  while  others  fear; 
The  God  of  thunder  is  our  all: 

It  is  our  Father's  voice  we  hear, 
NQr  shall  we  by  his  thunder  fall- 

3  No— while  his  lightnings  flash  around, 
Although  the  earth's  foundations  move; 
We  stand  secure  on  faith's  firm  ground, 
We  rest  in  his  unchanging  love. 

Nothing  shall  fright  our  souls  from  God, 
Should  he  the  skies  this  moment  rend; 
He  who  is  our  only  safe  abode, 
Our  rock,  our  refuge,  and  our  friend. 

Hymn  130.     L.  M. 

Prayer  for  the  OfifiQsers  of  Religion. 

1  BLEST  Lord,  behold  the  guilty  scorn, 
Of  those  who  hate  and  mock  our  praise. 
Pity  their  state  and  make  tliem  turn, 
No  Diore  to  walk  in  sinful  ways. 

2  Anxious  we  sec  their  wretched  sta'te. 
Who  never  think  of  heaven  or  hell;' 
They  laugh  and  sport,  and  court  tlic  gate 
Which  opes  where  endless  terrors  dwell. 


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3  If  prayer  and  faith  did  e*er  prevail, 
Now  help  us,  Lord,  to  raise  our  hands; 
Prepare  our  hearts  thy  grace  to  hail, 
Then  break  their  soul-destroying  bands. 

4  Lead  them  to  view  a  sinful  heart, 
A  soul  all  enmity  to  thee. 
Destroyed,  defiled  in  every  part, 
Too  proud  to  bow,  too  blind  to  see. 

5  Lead  them  to  view  a  holy  law, 
Which  justly  dooms  to  endless  death, 
To  feel  that  guilt  which  Jesus  saw. 
And  prayed  forgive  with  dying  breath. 

6  Open  their  eyes,  unstop  their  ears, 
To  hear  condemning  justice  sound, 

Lord  change  their    hearts,   and  then  their 

tears 
Will  witness  griof  to  all  around. 

7  Once  we  were  blind,  like  them  we  strove, 
'Till  sovereign  mercy  changed  our  ways, 
Lord  bow  their  wills  and  make  them  love, 
TI:en  they  will  join  our  songs  of  praise. 

Hartford  Collection. 

Hymn  131.     CM. 

Prayer  for  Missionaries. 

1  FATHER,  is  not  thy  promise  pledg'd 
To  thine  exalted  Son, 
That  thro'  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
Thy  word  of  life  shall  run? 


108  Hymns  for 

2  "Ask,  and  I  give  the  heathen  lands, 

"For  thine  inheritance; 
"And  to  the  world's  remotest  shores, 
"Thine  empire  shall  advance. 

3  Hast  thou  not  said  the  blinded  Jews, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  own; 
While  Gentiles  to  his  standard,  crowd, 
And  bow  before  his  throne? 

4  When  shall  the  untutored  Indian  tribes, 

A  dark,  bewildered  race, 
Sit  down  at  our  ImmanutVs  feet, 
And  learn  and  feel  his  grace? 

5  Are  not  all  kingdoms,  tribes,  and  tongues^ 

Under  the  expanse  of  heaven, 
To  the  dominion  of  thy  Son, 
Without  exception  given? 

6  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south. 

Then  be  his  name  adored! 
Europe,  with  all  thy  millions,  shout 
Hosannahs  to  thy  Lord. 

7  Asia  and  Africa  resound 

From  shore  to  shore  his  fame; 
And  then  America  in  songs 
Redeeming  love  proclaim. 

Rippon's  Collection. 

Hymn  132.     L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Missionaries, 

1  GREAT  God  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
Are  by  creation  tliine; 


Family  Worship.  109 

And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 

Thy  radium  glories  shine. 

2  But  Lord  thy  ^greater  love  has  sent, 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind; 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace, 
Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread, 

The  spacious  earth  around; 

'Till  every  tribe  and  ev«ry  soul, 

Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound. 

4  O  when  shall  Afric*s  sable  sons, 

Enjoy  the  heavenly  word; 
And  vassals,  long  enslaved,  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord. 

5  Haste  sovereign  mercy,  and  transform 

Their  cruelty  to  love; 

Soften  the  tiger  to  a  lamb. 

The  vulture  to  dove! 

5  Smile  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt, 
To  spread  the  Gospel's  rays; 
Vnd  build  on  siu*s  de.nolished  'throne. 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 

Hymn  133.    L.  M. 

Ordination. 

:   SHEPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep, 
\V  ith  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep; 
By  thee  inferior  pastors  rise, 
To  feed  our  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes- 
10 


1 10  Hymns  for 

2  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Modelled  by  thy  o\vn  i>;racious  heart, 
Whose  coiirr.wc,  v  alchfulncss,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest  and  God  approve.^ 

3  Fed  by  their  active  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all  their  sheep  appear, 
And  by  their  fair  example  led, 

The  way  to  Zion's  pastures  tread. 

4  Here  hast  thou  listenM  to  our  vows, 
And  scattered  blessings  on  thy  house; 
Thy  saints  are  succor'd,  and  no  more, 
As  sheep  without  a  guide  deplore. 

5  Completely  heal  each  former  stroke, 
And  bless  the  shepherd  and  the  flock: 
Confirm  our  hopes,  thy  mercies  raise, 
And  own  this  tribute  of  our  praise. 

Hyain  134.     C.  M. 

Ordination. 

1  LET  Zion*s  watchmen  all  awake, 
And  take  th'  alarpi  they  give; 
Now  let  them  fromthe  mouth  of  God, 
Their  solemn  charge  receive. 

3  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import, 
The  pastor's  charge  demands; 
But  what  might  fill  an  angel's  heart, 
And  filled  a  Savior's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord, 
Did  heavenly  bliss  forego; 


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For  souls,  which  must  forever  live, 
In  raptures  or  in  woe. 

4  All  to  the  great  tribunal  haste, 

Th'  account  to  render  there; 
And  shouldst  thou  strictly  mark  our  faults, 
Lord,  how  should  we  appear! 

5  May  they  that  Jesus  whom  they  p|*each, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o*er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

Hymn  135.     L.  M. 

Prayer  for  Ministers, 

\  WITH  heavenly  power,  O  Lord,  defend 
Him  whom  we  now  to  thee  commendj 
Thy  faithful  Messenger  secure, 
And  make  him  to  the  end  endure. 

2  Gird  him  with  all-sufficient  grace; 
Direct  his  feet  in  paths  of  peace: 
Thy  truth  and  faithfulness  fulfil, 
And  bend  him  to  obey  thy  will. 

3  Enlarge,  inflame,  and  fill  his  heart, 
In  him  thy  mighty  power  exert; 
That  thousands  yet  unborn  may  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

HvaiN  136.     L.  M. 

Sickness  of  a  Minister. 

1  O  THOU  before  whose  gracious  throne, 
We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down; 


112  Hymns  for 

Thou  knowest  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell. 

2  Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  sorrowing  hearts  relief; 
In  mercy  then  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayer. 

3  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke. 

Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock; 
Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave; 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save, 

4  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tender  ties, 
In  every  heart  his  image  lies; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God  impart, 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

5  But  if  our  supplications  fail. 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  jhis  stay. 
Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way. 

6  Around  him  may  thy  angels  stand. 
Waiting  the  signal  of  thy  hand; 
To  bid  his  happy  spirit  rise, 

And  bear  him  to  their  native  skies«         J^ 

Hymn  137.     C.  M. 

Death  of  a  Minister, 

I  NOW  let  our  mourning  hearts  revive. 
And  all  our  tears  be  dry; 
Why  sliould  those  eyes  be  drown*din  grief» 
Which  view  a  Savior  nigh. 


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2  What  though  the  arm  of  conquering  death 

Does  God's  own  house  invade? 
What  though  the  prophet  and  the  priest 
Be  numbered  with  the  dead. 

3  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust 

The  aged  and  the  young, 
The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  closed, 
And  mute  the  instructive  tongue^ 

4  The  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comforts  to  impart; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

5  Lo  I  am  M-ith  you,  saith  the  Lord, 

My  church  shall  safe  abide; 

For  I  will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 

Whose  souls  in  me  confide. 

6  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 

This  promise  is  our  trust; 
And  this  shall  be  our  children's  song, 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 

Hymn  138.     C.  M. 

In  Affliction, 

\  MY  God  the  covenant  of  thy  love, 
Abides  forever  sure, 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 
My  happiness  secure. 

9.  What  though  my  house  be  not  with  thee. 
As  nature  could  desire; 
*10 


114  Hymns  for 

To  nobler  joys  than  nature  gives, 
Thy  servants  all  4spire. 

3  Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

My  Father  art  become; 
Jesus  my  guardian,  and  my  friend, 
And  heaven  my  final  home. 

4  I  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will; 

For  all  that  will  is  love; 
And,  when  1  know  not  what  thou  dost, 
I  wait  the  light  above. 

5  Thy  covenant  in  the  darkest  gloom 

Shall  heavenly  rays  impart, 
Which,  when  my  eyelids  close  in  death. 
Shall  warm  my  chilling  heart. 

Hymn  139.     Sevens, 

In  Jffliction, 

1  JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 

Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high.,- 
Hide  me,  O  my  Savior  hide. 

Till,  the  storm  of  life  be  past; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 

Q  receive  my  soul  at  last! 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 

Lol  I  helpless  hang  on  thee^ 
Leave,  O  leave  me  not  alone, 
Lest  I  basely  shrink  and  flee; 


Family  Worship.  115 

Thou  art  all  my  trust  and  aid, 
All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring; 

Cover  my  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing!    , 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want. 

Boundless  love  in  thee  I  find, 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint. 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name, 

I  am  all  unrighteousness, 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am, 

Thou  alt  full  of  truth  and  grace. 

4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound. 

Make,  and  keep  me  pure  within; 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 

Freely  let  me  take  of  thee; 
Reign,  O  Lord,  within  my  heart, 

Reign  to  all  eternity. 

Hymn  140.    C.  M. 

Sickness, 

1  GOD  of  my  life  look  gently  down, 

Behold  the  pains  I  feel; 
But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command; 


11^  Hymns  for 

I'll  not  attempt  a  murmuring  -word, 
Against  thy  chastening  hand. 

3  Yet  may  T  plead  with  humble  cries 

''Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes," 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 

4  I'm  but  a  sojourner  below, 

As  all  my  fathers  were; 
May  I  be  well  prepared  to  go, 
When  I  the  summons  hear, 

5  But  if  my  life  be  spared  awhile, 

Before  my  last  remove; 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

Hymn  141.     C.  M. 

Recovery  from  Sickness. 

1  MY  God  thy  service  well  demands 

The  remnant  of  my  days; 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renewM, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise. 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain, 
When  life  was  hovering  o'er  the  grave^ 
And  nature  sunk  in  pain. 

3  Thou  when  the  pains  of  death  were  felt, 

Didst  chase  the  fears  of  hell; 


Family  Worship, 

And  teach  my  pale  and  quiv'ring  lips 
Thy  matchless  grace  to  tell. 

Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave 
At  thy  command  I  come: 

Nor  would  I  urge  a  speedier  flight 
To  my  eternal  home. 

5  Where  thou  determin'st  mine  abode, 
There  would  I  choose  to  be; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
And  earth  is  heaven  to  me. 

Hymn  142.  L.  M. 

On  leaving  the  World. 

1  THE  hour  of  my  departure's  come, 
I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home, 
At  last,  O  Lord,  let  trouble  cease. 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

2  The  race  appointed  I  have  run. 
The  combat's  o*er,  the  prize  is  won, 
And  now  my  witness  is  on  high. 
And  now  my  record's  in  the  sky. 

3  Not  in  mme  innocence  I  trust, 
I  bow  before  Thee  in  the  dust, 
And  thro'  my  Savior's  blood  alone, 
I  look  for  mercy  at  thy  throne. 

4  I  leave  the  world  without  a  tear. 
Save  for  the  friends  I  hold  so  dear, 
To  heal  their  sorrows,  Lord  descend, 
And  to  the  friendless  prove  a  friend. 


lis  Hymns  for 

5  I  come,  I  come,  at  thy  command, 
I  give  my  spirit  to  thy  hand, 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms, 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarms. 

6  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come, 

I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home, 
Now,  O  my  God,  let  trouble  cease, 
Now  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

Hymn  143.     C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  Children, 

1  YE  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears 

Flow  o'er  your  children  dead; 
Say  not  in  transports  of  despair. 
That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 

2  While  cleaving  to  that  darling  dust, 

In  fond  distress  ye  lie. 
Rise,  and  with  joy  and  reverence  view 
A  heavenly  Parent  nigh. 


Though,  your  young  branch  's  torn  away 
Like  wither'd  trunks  ye  stand. 

With  fairer  verdure  shall  ye  bloom, 
.Touch'd  by  th*  Almighty's  hand, 

I'll  give  the  mourner,  saith  the  Lord, 

In  my  own  house  a  place: 
No  names  of  daughters  and  of  sons, 

Could  yield  so  high  a  grace. 

Transient  and  vain  is  every  l\ope 
A  rising  race  can  give; 


Family  Worship.  119 

In  endless  honor  or  delight 
My  children  all  shall  live. 

6  We  wclcorne  Lord,  those  rising  tears, 
Through  which  thy  face  we  see; 
And  bless  those  wounds  which  thro'our  hearts 
Prepare  a  way  for  thee. 

Hymn  144.     C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  Friends. 

1  PEACE,  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand. 

That  blasts  our  joys  in  death, 

Changes  the  visage  once  so  dear, 

And  gathers  back  our  breath. 

2  'Tis  he,  the  Potentate  supreme 

Of  ail  the  worlds  above, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 

3  *Tis  he,  v/hose  justice  might  demand 

Our  souls  a  sacrifice; 
Yet  scatters  with  unwearied  hand 
A  thousand  rich  supplies. 

4  Our  covenant  God  and  Father  he, 

In  Christ  our  bleeding  Lord; 
Whose  grace  can  heal  the  bursting  heart 
With  one  reviving  word. 

5  Fair  garlands  of  immortal  bliss 

He  weaves  for  every  brow; 
And  shall  tumultuous  passions  rise, 
If  he  correct  us  now? 


120  Hymns  for 

6-  Silent,  I  own  Jevohah's  name; 
I  kiss  thy  scourging  hand; 
And  yield  my  comforts,  and  my  life, 
To  thy  supreme  command. 


Hymn  145.     C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  Friends. 

1  WHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends? 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too 

As  fast  as  time  can  move? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  the  saints  he  blest, 

And  soften'd  every  bed: 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  the  dying  Head. 

6  Thence  he  arose,  ascended  high, 
And  shew'd  our  feet  the  way; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound. 
And  bid  our  kindred  rise; 


Faiiily  Worship.  121 

Awake  ye  nations  under  ground, 
Ye  saints  ascend  the  skies. 


Hymn  146.     Eights, 

Before  a  Funeral. 

HOW  blest  is  our  friend  now  bereft 
Of  all  that  could  burden  the  mind! 
How  easy  the  soul  that  has  left 
This  wearisome  body  behindl 
Of  evil  incapable  thou 
Whose  relics  with  envy  I  see, 
No  longer  in  misery  now, 
No  longer  a  sinner  like  me. 

This  earth  is  affected  no  more, 
With  sickness,  or  shaken  with  pain. 
The  war  in  the  members  is  o'er, 
And  never  shall  trouble  again: 
No  anger  henceforward  or  shame, 
Shall  redden  this  innocent  clay: 
Extinct  is  the  animal  flame, 
And  passion  is  vanished  away. 

This  languishing  head  is  at  rest, 
Its  thinking  and  aching  are  o'er, 
This  quiet  immoveable  breast 
Is  heav'd  by  affliction  no  more: 
This  heart  is  no  longer  the  seat 
Of  trouble  and  torturing  pain, 
It  ceases  to  flutter  and  beat, 
It  never  shall  flutter  again. 

The  lids  which  so  seldom  could  close, 
Bv  Svor'row  forbidden  to  iileep, 
U 


122  Hymns  for 

Seal'd  uj)  in  eternal  repose, 
Have  siidngely  forgotten  to  weepi 
The  fountain  can  yield  no  supplies; 
These  hollows  from  water  are  free; 
The  tears  are  all  wiped  from  these  eyes. 
And  evil  they  never  shall  see. 

5  To  mourn  and  to  suffer  is  mine, 
While  bound  in  a  prison  1  breathe; 
And  still  for  deliverance  pine, 
And  press  to  the  issues  of  death; 
What  now  with  my  tears  I  bedew, 
I  know  I  shall  shortly  become! 
My  spirit  created  anew, 
My  flesh  be  consign'd  to  the  tomb. 


Hymn  147.     C.  M. 

jlt  the  Funeral  of  a  Young  Person. 

V  WHEN  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd  away 
By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 
O  may  this  truth  imprest 
With  awful  power — I  too  must  die — 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  Let  this  vain  world  engage  no  more; 
Behold  the  gaping  tomb, 
It  bids  us  seize  tne  present  hour, 
Tomorrow,  death  may  come. 


Family  TForship.  1^3 

4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene, 

May  every  heart  obey; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain, 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

5  O  let  us  fly,  to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  powerful  arm  can  save; 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high. 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

Hymn  148.     C.  M. 

^t  a  Funeral, 

1  WHILE  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne,. 

Around  their  cold  remains, 
How  all  the  tender  passions  mourn, 
And  each  fond  heart  complainsl 

2  But  down  to  earth,  alas,  in  \san 

We  bend  our  weeping  eyes; 
Ah!  let  us  leave  these  seats  of  pain. 
And  upwards  learn  to  rise. 

3  Hope  cheerful  smiles  amid  the  gloom. 

And  beams  a  healing  ray. 
And  guides  us  from  the  darksome  tomb 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Jesus,  who  left  his  blest  abode. 

Amazing  grace!  to  die, 
Mark'd  when  he  rose,  the  shining  road. 
To  his  bright  courts  on  high. 

5  To  those  bright  courts,  when  hope  ascends, 

The  tears  forget  to  flow; 


124   Hymns  for  Family  Worship. 

Hope  \iews  our  absent  happy  friends, 
And  cairns  the  swelling  woe. 

^  Then  let  our  hearts  repine  no  morC) 
That  earthly  comfort  dies, 
But  lasting  happiness  explore, 
And  ask  it  from  ^he  skies. 

Hymn  149.    L.  M. 

^t  a  Funeral. 

1  yNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust, 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 

2  No  pain,  no  grief,  no  anxious  fear. 
Invade  thy  bounds.     No  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  its  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept;  God's  dying  son 

Pass'd  through  the   grave  and  blest  the  bed: 
Then  rest  dear  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn, 
Attend,  O  grave,  his  sovereign  word; 
Restore  thy  trust;  the  glorious  form 
Will  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 


FAMILY  PRAYERS. 

Sabbath  Morning. 

WE  thank  thee,  gracious  God,  for  the  return 
pf  the  morning  light,  and  for  causing  the  day- 
spring  to  know  its  time  and  place.  O  may 
the  day-star  from  on  high,  visit  our  benighted 
souls;  and  may  that  Savior,  who  is  the  bright 
and  morning  star,  arise  and  shine  within  us 
■with  healing  in  his  wings:  glory  be  to  thy 
goodness,  that  tlie  light  we  see  is  the  Lord's; 
that  this  is  the  day  which  thou  hast  madfe  for 
thyself,  and  set  apart  for  thy  name.  May  this 
Sabbath-day  be  an  high  day  to  our  souls;  a  day 
of  spiritual  feasting  and  heavenly  joy;  bring 
us,  O  blessed  Spirit,  into  thy  banqueting  house, 
and  let  thy  banner  over  us  be  love.  Blessed  be 
thy  name,  that  we  see  so  many  of  the  days  of 
the  Son  of  man;  that  we  enjoy  so  many  precious 
opportunities  of  worshipping  thee  in  the  beauty 
of  holiness,  and  of  paymg  our  vows  unto  thee 
publicly,  in  the  presence  of  thy  people.  May 
ve  be  in  the*  Spirit  on  the  Lord's  day;  and  call 
the  Sabbath  a  delight,  holy  of  the  Lord  and 
honorable.  May  we  cease  from  our  own 
works,  as  God  on  the  seventh  day  ceased  from 
his;  and  abound  only  in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 
Especially  make  it  to  us  a  Sabbath  of  rest  from 
sin,  and  a  Sabbath  of  rest  in  God.  We  are, 
indeed,  utterly  unworthy  of  the  honor,  and  un- 
able for  the  work  of  a  fellowship,  with  the  Fa-». 
*J1 


126  A  Praijerfor 

ther,  and  with  his  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  but  wt 
come  unto  ihee,  O  blessed  Lamb  of  God,  in 
thy  own  adorable  name,  who  alone  art  worthy; 
and  depend  on  the  strength  and  supply  of  thy 
good  Spiiit,  to  work  all  our  works  in  us,  and 
to  ordain  peace  for  us.  Bless  all  thy  ministering 
servants  throughout  the  w^hole  world,  may  tiiey 
obtain  mercy  of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful;  faith- 
ful to  thee,  faithful  to  truth,  and  faithful  to  the 
souls  entrusted  to  their  care.  Particularly, 
vouchsafe  to  be  with  all  those  "who  are  this  day 
to  stand  up  in. .thy  name,  and  preach  the  gospel 
of  thy  grace.  May  they  be  mighty  through 
thee,  to  convince  the  unconvinced,  to  convert 
the  unconverted,  to  heal  tiiem  that  are  of  a 
contrite  heart,  and  to  build  up  believers  on 
their  most  holy  faith.  Enable  them  to  preach 
thy  truths  with  power,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost 
sent  down  from  heaven;  thou  thyself  gracious- 
ly working  with  them,  and  confnniing  the  work 
with  signs  following:  Be  in  the  midst  of  all 
thy  worshipping  people,  who  shall  assemble  in 
thy  nanie  to-day.  Have  mercy  on  those  w^ho 
shall  be  iinwiilingly  detained  from  thy  house, 
by  sickness,  or  aiiv  other  providential  impedi- 
mciit;  comfort  them  in  secret,  sanctify  their 
absence  by  graniing  thtm  much  of  thy  inward 
presence.  Let  them  that  tarry  at  home,  divide 
the  spoil;^  and,  as  they  are  excluded  from  the 
stream,  give  them  to  drink  thp  deeper  at  the 
fountain  head.  Lord,  assist  us,  thy  unworthy 
servants,  in  the  religious  services  of  this  day. 
Make  us  joyful  in  the  liouso:  of  prayer;  when 
^ve  wait  upon  thee  for  a  renewal  of  our  strength, 


Sabbath  Morning.  127 

may  we  find  our  strength  indeed  renewed;  may 
"we  inwardly  experience  the  grace  of  the 
means,  while  we  attend  on  the  means  of  grace; 
and  enjoy  a  saving  intercourse  with  the  God  of 
ordinance,  in  frequenting  the  ordinances  of 
God.  Vouchsafe  to  take  us  and  ours  into  thy 
gracious  protection.  Bless  and  preserve  us  in 
our  going  out  and  coming  in.  Support  and 
strengthen,  direct  and  guard  us;  pardon  our 
innumerable  sins,  the  depravity  of  our  nature, 
and  the  offences  of  our  lives;  and  sanctify  us 
to  thyself  a  peculiar  people,  zealous  of  good 
-works,  and  seal  us  thine  in  body,  soul,  and 
spirit,  to  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  This  day, 
gracious  Lord,  keep  us  in  thy  fear:  let  us  not 
find  our  own  pleasure,  nor  do  our  own  M'ays, 
Bor  speak  our  own  words;  but  live  eniirelv  to 
thee,  converse  with  thee,  know  more  of  tJiee, 
and  grow  up  into  a  greater  fitness  for  thy  king- 
dom and  glory.  All  we  beg,  O  gracious  Fa- 
ther, is,  for  thy  mercy's  sake,  in  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Savior:  for  whom  we  bless  thee,  and  to 
vhom,  with  thyself  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  we 
desire  to  ascribe,  all  might,  majcstV) and  praise, 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amtn. 


Sabbath  Eveninj^. 

O  THOU  most  holy  and  merciful  God,  ve, 
thine  unworthy  servants,  desire  this  evening 
to  review,  as  in  thy  presence,  the  day  pitst; 
hunr»b;u;g  ourselves  for  our  sinfulness  and 
Ihuukino-  thee  for  aii  ihy  ioviug  kindness. 


128  A  Prayer  for 

When  we  endeavor  to  examine  any  part  of 
our  conduct,  or  to  compare  it  with  thy  holy 
law:  we  never  fail  to  discover  abundant  cause 
for  humiliation.  Alas,  not  only  have  our  actual 
transgressions  and  omissions  been  innumera- 
ble and  aggravated:  but  each  of  us  has  cause 
to  exclaim,  when  contemplating  thy  glories, 
"Woe  is  me  for  I  am  undone,  because  I  am 
one  of  unclean  lips,  and  mine  eyes  have  seen 
the  King  the  Lord  of  Hosts!"  O  God!  our 
very  worship  is  so  defiled  and  defective;  that, 
instead  of  atoning  for  our  past  sins,  or  recom- 
mending us  to  thy  favor,  it  needs  thy  gracious 
forgiveness,  and  must  be  washed  in  the  blood 
of  Christ.  Pardon  then,  we  beseech  thee  this 
evening,  whatever  thy  holy  eyes  have  seen 
amiss  in  the  duties  of  the  day:  the  wanderings 
of  our  hearts,  the  coldness  of  our  affections; 
our  want  of  reverence,  love,  and  gratitude;  the 
weakness  of  our  faith,  the  wavering  of  our 
hope;  the  mixture  of  self-seeking  and  regard 
to  men,  with  which  our  religious  services  have 
been  contaminated.  And  grant  that  all  our 
supplications  and  tiianksgivings,  as  far  as  they 
have  been  uprightly  presented  before  thy 
throne  of  grace,  under  the  influences  of  thy  ho- 
ly Spirit,  may  be  mercifully  accepted,  through 
the  mediation  of  our  heavenly  Advocate.  We 
desire  also,  O  Lord  our  God,  to  crave  thy  fath- 
erly forgiveness  of  every  thought,  word,  and 
action,  by  which  we  have  grieved  thy  Spirit, 
dishonored  thy  name,  or  counteracted  the  gra- 
cious designs  of  this  thy  hciy  day.  Wash  us 
thoroughly  from  ail  our  sins,  in  the  fountain  of 


Sabbath  Evening.  129 

atoning  blood;  and  vouchsafe  us  the  comfort  of 
thy  pardoning  love,  and  the  enjoyment  of  thy 
peace,  before  we  c:ose  our  eyes  in  sleep. 

Suffer  not.  O  merciful  Lord,  the  ordinances 
of  this  sacred  season  to  rise  up  at  last  in  judg* 
ment  against  us,  to  our  confusion  or  condemna- 
tion: let  not  thy  word  of  grace  be  a  savor  of 
death  to  any  individual  now  before  thee.  But, 
O  thou  Giver  of  every  good  gift,  teach  us  to 
improve  our  advantages;  and  lender  the  (ran- 
sieiit  seasons  or  public  ordinances  a  permanent 
blessing  to  our  souls.  Let  us  not  rest  satis- 
fied, with  having  been  serious,  impressed,  af- 
fected, or  comforted,  when  hearing  thy  word; 
or  with  conscious  sincerity  in  our  worship  [or 
in  our  engagements  at  thy  table:]  but  lei  us  so 
meditate  upon  these  things  with  self-applica- 
tion and  fervent  prayer;  that  our  judgment  may 
be  matured,  our  spiritual  wisdom  and  discern- 
iment  increased,  our  faith  and  hope  established, 
our  affections  purified  and  invigorated,  aiul 
our  wills  rendered  more  submissive,  by  every 
attendance  on  the  means  of  grace.  Thus  en- 
able us  to  "give  the  more  earnest  heed  to  the 
things  we  have  heard;  least  at  any  time  we 
should  let  them  slip."  Suffer  us  not  lo  be  as 
"children  tossed  to  and  fro  v.  ith  every  wind  of 
doctrine:"  but  make  us  such  Christians,  as  ''by 
reason  of  use  have  their  senses  exercised  to 
discern  good  and  evil."  [And  may  we  also  re- 
member that  the  vows  of  God  are  upon  us:  and 
in  all  the  transactions  of  life  duly  cor.sider,  that 
we  have  avouched  the  Lord  to  be  our  God;  and 
ourselves  to  be  his  people,  as  redeemed  unto 


130  A  Prayer  for 

him  by  the  blood  of  his  Son.]  May  we  carry 
the  instructions  of  thy  word," and  the  savor  of 
thy  holy  ordinances,  alonq:  with  us,  into  all  the 
secular  affairs  of  the  ensuing  week;  to  teach  us 
wisdom  and  circumspection,  to  arm  us  against 
temptation,  to  be  the  light  of  our  steps,  and 
the  strength  of  our  heart.  Oh  grant,  that  as  the 
face  of  Moses  shone,  when  he  came  down  from 
the  mount:  so  when  we  go  from  communion 
with  thee,  in  thy  solemn  worship;  our  light  may 
shine  before  men,  to  the  glory  of  thy  name, 
and  the  adorning  of  the  doctrine  of  God  our 
Savior  in  all  things. 

Prosper,  we  beseech  thee,  the  labors  of  all 
those  who  have  any  where,  this  day,  preached 
the  word  of  truth  in  simplicity  and  godly  sin- 
cerity. May  thy  people  be  edified  in  their  most 
holy  faith,  and  sinners  in  great  numbers  be  con- 
verted unto  thee.  And,  where  serious  im- 
pressions have  been  made,  let  them  be  ren- 
dered effectual  unto  eternal  salvation.  Hear 
all  the  supplications,  which  have  this  day  been 
presented  before  thee  by  thine  assembled  peo- 
ple; for  themselves,  their  children,  and  rela- 
tives; for  thy  whole  Church,  for  all  ranks  and 
orders  of  men,  and  for  the  whole  human  race; 
according  to  their  several  wants,  trials,  or  cir- 
cumstances. May  thy  cause  every  where  pre- 
vail; may  thy  truth  run  and  be  glorified.  Oh 
stop  the  progress  of  false  doctrine,  and  lift  up 
a  standard  against  infidelity,  impiety,  and  licen- 
tiousness: and  let  peace,  and  the  gospel  of 
peace,  fill  the  whole  earth. 

And  now,  O  heavenly  Father,  we  commend 


Monday  Morning.  131 

ourselves  to  thy  keeping  this  night.  Watch 
over  us  and  our  habitation.  Give  us  the  com- 
forts of  refreshing  sleep;  and  defend  us  against 
all  enemies,  especially  those  that  would  injure 
our  souls.  And  grant,  that  by  hallowing  thy 
Sabbath  on  earth,  we  may  be  rendered  more 
and  more  "meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inher- 
itance of  the  saints  in  light."  May  all  our  days 
and  weeks  be  thus  begun,  continued,  and  ended 
with  thee:  and  grant  that  all  we,  who  now  unite 
in  prayer  on  earth,  may  at  length  meet  before 
thy  throne  in  heaven,  to  sing  thy  praises  and 
triumph  in  thy  love,  through  the  righteous- 
ness, atonement,  and  intercession  of  our  great 
High  Priest,  and  to  the  honor  of  his  name, 
who  is,  with  thee,  O  Father,  and  the  Holy 
Spirit,  God  over  all,  blessed  for  evermore. 
Amen. 

Monday  Morning. 

GRACIOUS  and  glorious  Lord,  the  eyes  of 
all  v.ait  upon  thee;  thou  art  the  hope  of  all  the 
cuds  of  the  earth.  In  thee  we  live  and  move 
and  have  our  being:  thou  givest  us  life,  and 
breath,  and  all  things.  Still  thou  takest  care 
of  us,  and  watchest  over  us;  even  in  the  hours 
of  sleep,  when  we  are  unable  to  care  for  our- 
selves. And  thy  mercies  are  daily  renewed; 
thy  goodness  is  repealed  every  morning:  yea, 
every  moment,  dost  thou  give  us  fresh  occa- 
sion of  praise  and  thanksgiving.  Blessed  be 
thy  name,  for  the  peace,  rest,  and  safety  of  the 
iiiglu  past.     Enable  uf^,  in  the  strength  of  thy 


\3%  A  Prayer  for 

g^race   and  of  thy  ^ifts,  to   love   thee  truly,  to. 
serve   t!iee  faithfully,  and  to  depend    on    thee 
without   wavering.     In    all  our  ways,  may  we 
acknowledge    thee;    and    be    thou    graciously 
pleased  to  establish  our  goings,  and  to  direct 
fiir  path.     We  desire  to  put  ourselves  under 
thy  gracious  conduct  and    thy  fatherly  protec- 
tion. We  beg  the  heavenly  p;uidance,  blessing, 
and  assistance  of  thy  good  Spirit,  to  choose  our 
inheritance  for  us,  and  to  dispose  of  us,  and  all 
that  concerns    us,  to   the    glory  of  thy  great 
name.     O  Lord,  withdraw  not  thy  tender  mer- 
cies from  us,  neither  shut  up  thy  loving  kind- 
ness in    displeasure.     Though  we  deserve  to 
lose  thy  favor  and  thy  presence,  yet  grant  us 
the  comfort  of  thy  help,  and  the  joy  of  thy  sal- 
vation, and  uphold  us  with  thy  free  spirit.  Pun- 
ish not  our  past  offences,  by  leaving  us  to  our- 
selves, and  giving  us  up  to   the  dominion  of 
our  sins;  but  give  us  penitent  hearts  for  all  th^ 
evil   committed   by  us,  and  thy  merciful  dis- 
charge   from    all    the    ^uilt  that  lies  upon  us. 
And    grant  us,  O  good  Lord,  the  comfortable 
sense  and  apprehension  of  thy  free  acceptance 
of  us,  and  of  thy  gracious  intentions  toward  us, 
in  the  Son  of  thy  love,  the  lover  of  our  souls; 
that  our  hearts  may  bless  thee,  and  all  that  is 
within    us  may  praise  thy  holy  nanje.     Lord, 
keep  us  from  sin  this  day.    Subdue,  as  well  us 
pardon,  our  iniquities:  and  herein  may  we  ex- 
ercise ourselves,  to  have  always  a  conscience 
void  of  offence,  both  towards  God  and  towavxls 
man.     Whilst  upon  eartli,  grant  us  a  due  svip- 
ply  of  all  things  needful  for  us  ;n  the  house  o'f 


Monday  Evening.  133 

our  pilgrimage.  Sanctify  to  us  our  erijoy- 
ments  and  our  employments,  our  comforts  and 
our  crosses,  every  condition  we  are  to  be  in, 
and  every  event  that  shall  befall  us.*  Enable 
us  to  live  to  thy  honor  and  glory:  and  make  us 
to  pass  through  things  temporal,  as  neither  to 
lose  nor  forget  the  things  eternal.  If  thou  en- 
lighten us  not,  we  shall  run  into  error;  if  thou 
prevent  not,  we  shall  relapse  into  sin;  if  thou 
preserve  us  not,  we  shall  fall  into  dangers.  O 
let  thy  good  providence  be  our  defence  and  se- 
curity; and  thy  Holy  Spirit  be  our  comfort- 
er, guide,  and  counsellor,  in  all  our  ways: 
until,  through  the  merits  of  thy  Son,  and  the. 
multitude  of  thy  mercies,  we  are  called  away, 
to  be  for  ever  with  the  Lord.     Ajnen* 

Monday  Evening. 

INFINITELY  great,  and  infinitely  gracious 
God,  thy  gloiy  exceeds  our  utn  ost  thoughts, 
and  thy  mercies  are  over  all  thy  works.  We, 
thy  sinful  creatures,  have  particular  reason  to 
admire  and  adore,  not  only  thy  patience,  which 
bears  with  us,  notwithstanding  all  that  we  have 
done  against  thee;  but  likewise  thy  never 
ceasing  bounty,  by  which  our  comforts  are 
continued,  and  our  wants  supplied.  We  de- 
sire to  .approach  thee,  as  our  kind  and  merciful 
Father  in  Jesus  Christ:  humbly  beseeching 
thee  to  wash  away  our  sins  in  his  most  pic» 
cious  blood;  and  to  give  us  a  sufljcient  meas- 
ure of  thy  grace  and  Holy  Spirit,  to  enable  us 
against  them.  Thou  dids^t  create  man,  O  Lord, 
12 


134  A  Prayer  for 

after  thy  own  blessed  image;  but  we  h:\ve  rles- 
troyed  ourselves,  and  come  short  of  thy  gioiy: 
the  crown  is  fallen  from  our  heads,  and  woe 
unto  us,  for«we  are  sinners  both  by  nature  and 
by  practice:  justly  mighiest  thou  swear  in  thy 
wrath,  that  we  shall  not  enter  into  thy  rest. 
Yet  suffer  us,  and  enable  us,  to  plead,  in  faith, 
thy  gracious  promise,  that  whosoever  trustetli, 
in  the  Savior  thou  hast  provided,  and  come  unto 
thee  by  him,  shall  never  perish,  nor  fall  into 
condemnation,  but  have  everlasting  life  for  his 
sake.  Lord,  we  would  believe,  O  help  our 
unbelief!  and  work  in  us  that  unfeigned  re- 
pentance towards  God,  and  that  right  faith  in 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  we  may  be  of  the 
number  of  them  that  do  indeed  repent  and  be- 
lieve to  the  saving  of  the  soul.  Save  us,  O 
good  Lord,  from  our  sinful  selves;  and  from 
the  love  of  the  present  evil  world;  and  from 
every  thing  that  opposes  thy  grace,  and  tends 
to  hurt  our  souls.  Stablish  us  in  thy  love; 
strengthen  us  to  perform  thy  will;  and  settle 
our.  faith  on  Christ  the  rock  of  ages.  To  thy 
mercy  in  him  we  wc?uld  humbly  commit  our- 
selves this  night.  Be  our  sun,  to  enlighten 
us;  be  our  shield  to  defend  us.  Grant  us,  if  it 
please  thee,  rest  of  body,  and  peace  of  mind. 
Let  the  voice  of  joy,  health,  cind  safety,  be  heard 
in  our  dwelling:  make  our  walls,  salvation; 
and  our  gates,  praise.  Comfort  all,  who  want 
the  comforts  we  enjoy:  and  grant  suitable  sup- 
plies of  mercy,  both  spiritual  and  temporal,  to 
all  the  afflicted,  wheresoever  they  are,  and  how- 
soever tried.  Remember,  with  the  favor  that 
thou   bearest   to   thy   people,  all   our   absent 


Tuesday  Morning.  135 

friends  and  relations:  be  thou  a  friend  to  them, 
and  may  they  stand  in  a  covenant  relation  to 
thee.  Make  them  and  us  such  as  thou  wouldest 
have  us,  and  such  as  thou  \vilt  accept  of  in 
Christ  Jesus,  here  to  thy  gracious  favor,  and 
hereafter  to  thy  glorious  kingdom.  Hear  us, 
O  God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh!  Hear  us,  in 
behalf  of  ourselves  and  others;  hear  others,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  us:  and  convert  those, 
who  pray  neither  for  others  nor  themselves. 
Above  all,  hear  the  Son  of  thy  love,  the  lover 
of  our  souls,  who  intercedes,  we  trust,  for  us, 
at  thy  right  hand.  For  him,  and  to  him,  with 
thyself,  and  the  blessed  Spirit,  enable  us  to  as- 
cribe everlasting  praise  and  glory,     jimen. 

Tuesday  Morning. 

BLESSED  Lord,  thine  we  are,  and  thee  we 
ought  to  serve.  The  obligations  of  thy  law, 
and  the  endearments  of  thy  love,  render  it  our 
indispensable  duty  to  be  faithful  in  the  cove- 
nant, and  to  abound  in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 
But,  alas!  we  are  unprofitable  servants,  and 
worse  than  unprofitable;  for  we  have  drank  in 
iniquity  like  water,  our  provocations  against 
thee  are  increased,  and  our  trespasses  are 
grown  up  unto  the  heavens  We  have  lived 
to  ourselves,  instead  of  living  unto  him  who 
died  for  us  and  rose  again;  we  have  not,  as  we 
shauld,  glorified  thee  in  our  bodies  and  in  our 
spirits,  which  are  thine.  And  since  it  is  not 
in  man  to  recover  and  save  himself,  O  enable 
us  to  look  unto  thee,  in  whom  alone  our  help 
lies.  We  thank  thee,  for  laying  help  upon 
One  that  is  mighty;  for  committing  thy  people, 
and  the  work  of  their  salvation,  to  the  hands  of 


136  J  Prayer  for 

him  who  hath  finished  tralisgression,  made  rec- 
onciliation for  the  iniquity  of  them  that  believe, 
and  brought  out  and  brought  in  an  everlasting 
rie^hteousnessjfor  their  justification.  In  his  name, 
we  come  to  thy  throne  of  grace,  hoping  to  obtain 
mercy,  and  fi.id  grace  to  help  in  every  time  of 
need:  for  his  sa-c,  we  humbly  intreat  thy  fa- 
vor and  the  lij^ht  of  thy  countenance;  begging 
thee  to  be  reconciled  to  us,  and  to  be  at  peace 
with  us,  as  a  Father  of  mercies,  and  a  God  of 
consolation.  And,  Lord,  enable  us  to  walk  as 
becomes  those  upon  whom  thy  name  is  called. 
May  we  be  followers  of  Christ,  as  dear  chil- 
dren, and  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Sav- 
ior in  all  things.  O  circumcise  our  hearts,  to 
love  the  Lord  our  God:  and  may  thy  Almighty 
Spirit  so  write  the  law  of  holiness  upon  our 
minds,  that  it  may  be  our  meat  and  our  drink 
to  do  thy  will,  that  we  may  hate  all  iniquity, 
and  every  false  way;  and  resemble  the  blessed 
Jesus,  as  our  pattern,  while  we  trust  in  his 
merits  as  our  propitiation.  Lord,  make  our 
service  acceptable  to  thee,  while  we  live;  and 
our  souls  ready  for  thee  when  we  die.  As  long 
as  we  are  in  the  world,  keep  us  from  the 
evil  of  it,  and  from  the  snares  and  dangers,  to 
which  we  are  continually  exposed,  in  our  pas- 
sage throui^h  it.  O  make  our  pilgrimage  safe 
and  sure  through  all  the  troubles,  changes,  and 
temptations  of  this  mortal  life,  to  the  un- 
changeal)le  glories  and  felicities  of  the  life 
everlasting,  lie  merciful  to  us  this  day.  Keep 
us  in  all  our  ways,  bless  ail  our  lawful  under- 
takings, and  grant  that  we  may  take  nothing 
in  hand,  but  what   is  warranted  by  thy  word,. 


Tuesday  Evening,  13T 

aiul  agreeable  to  ihy  will  concerning  us.  Set 
thy  fear  before  our  eyes,  all  the  day  long;  and 
put  thy  love  into  our  hearts,  that  we  may  not 
depart  from  thee.  Bless  and  preserve  us  in 
our  going  out  and  coming  in.  May  the  angel 
of  thy  presence,  save  us  from  all  sin  and  dan- 
ger. Hear  and  answer  us',  O  Lord,  for  the  sake 
of  him  who  hath  loved  and  redeemed  us,  even 
the  Lord  our  righteousness,  to  whom  be  as- 
cribed the  kingdom  and  power  and  glory. 
Amen. 

Tuesday  Evening. 

O  THOU  Giver  of  every  good  gift,  thou 
Father  of  mercies,  and  God  of  all  consolation; 
we  desire  to  close  this  day  with  thy  solemn 
worship.  Accept,  we  beseech  thee,  our  un- 
feigned thanksgivings,  for  the  continuance  of 
our  lives,  our  health,  our  senses,  our  limbs, 
and  our  rational  powers;  for  the  protection  and 
provision  thou  hast  hitherto  afforded  us;  and 
for  all  the  general  and  special  benefits  we  en- 
joy. We  would  consider  them  as  coming  from 
thy  hand,  and  as  the  fruits  of  thy  unmerited 
kindness  to  us  ihy  sinful  creatures.  But  above 
all,  we  are  bound  to  thank  and  biess  thee,  for 
the  redemption  of  the  world  by  thy  beloved 
Son;  and  for  all  the  blessings  of  that  new  cov- 
enant, which  he  purchased  by  his  death,  and 
is  exalted  at  thy  right  hand  to  bestow  on  all 
that  believe.  We  thank  thee  for  thy  written 
word  and  thy  preached  gospel;  and  for  all  the 
abundant  spiritual  advantages,   with  which  w«| 


188  A  Prayer  for 

are  favored.  We  praise  thee  for  thy  longf-suf- 
fering  towards  us,  when  we  clisrcpjarded  the 
incssaj^e  of  reconciliation,  and  continued  in 
disobedience;  tor  delivering  us  in  dangers,  and 
recoverinpj  us  from  sickness,  when  we  were 
wholly  unprepared  for  death;  and  even  when 
we  used  our  lives  and  health,  in  sinning  still 
more  against  thee!  "It  is  of  thy  mercies  only 
that  we  are  not  consumed,  because  thy  com- 
passions fail  not."  And  if  at  length  we  have 
been  renewed  to  repentance,  and  enabled  to 
believe  thy  gospel,  and  love  thy  holy  ways;  to 
thee,  O  Lord,  we  would  ascribe  all  the  glory 
of  this  blessed  change.  "What  shall  we  then 
render  to  the  Lord  for  all  his  benefits?"  Help 
us,  we  humbly  pray  thee,  not  only  to  offer  at 
thy  mercy  scat  our  feeble  sacrifices  of  praise 
and  thanksgiving;  but  to  present  ourselves  also 
as  living  sacrifices  devoted  to  thy  glory;  and 
to  bless  thee  with  the  more  decided  language 
of  unreserved  obedience. 

And  while  we  rej'^ice  in  our  privileges  and 
i-nercies;  help  us,  Q  Lord,  to  remember  the  in- 
expressible sufferings  of  the  divine  Savior, 
when  "He  bare  our  sins  in  his  own  body  on  the 
tree,  that  we  being  dead  unto  sin,  should  live 
unto  righteousness."  OhI  grant  that,  looking 
to  Him  whom  we  h^ive  pierced,  we  may  mourn 
for  our  crimes  with  unfeigned  sorrow;  may  be- 
come more  deeply  penitent,  and  be  more  de- 
termined in  crucifying  the  flesh  with  all  i^s  af- 
fections and  lusts:  and  may  the  love  of  Christ 
constram  us  henceforth  to  live  more  entirely  to 
his  -glory.  Here,  at  Emmanucrs  cross  may  we 


Tuesday  Evening,  139 

daily  learn  selt-denial,  deadness  to  the  vorld^ 
patience,  meekness,  iorgiveness,  humility;  and 
thus  find  our  hearts  prepared  to  renounce  our 
own  ease  and  interest,  in  order  to  honor  our 
Redeemer,  and  subserve  the  comfort  of  those 
whom  he  condescends  to  call  his  breth- 
ren. May  we  learn  "to  keep  the  unity  of  the 
Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace;"  and,  looking  to 
Him  v/ho  endured  the  crqss,  and  despised  the 
shame,  never  be  weary  and  faint  under  any 
trials  or  discouragements. 

Help  us,  O  gracious  God,  this  evening  so  to 
examine  our  ways,  and  renew  our  repentance; 
that  we  may  have  peace  with  thee  and  our  con- 
sciences, through  the  atoning  blood,  before  we 
close  our  eyes  in  sleep:  and  do  thou  extin- 
guish every  emotion  of  resentment  or  corrupt 
affection,  which  the  events  of  the  day  may 
have  excited;  that  we  may  go  to  rest  in  sweet 
charily  with  all  mankind. 

Prosper,  O  Lord,  all  our  undertakings,  as  far 
a<?  is  good  for  us;  and  especially  all  our  en- 
deavors to  acquire,  or  to  communicate,  'h- 
knowledi^e  of  thy  truth  and  will.  Bless  thy 
holy  word,  which  any  of  thy  servants  may  have 
spoken  in  public  or  private;  crovvU  all  their  la- 
bors with  success,  and  till  their  souls  with  joy 
and  consolation.  Enlarge  and  purify  thy  church, 
and  let  thy  grace  and  peace  be  muhipiicd  to  all 
who  love  the  Lord  Jesus  in  sincerity.  Remem- 
ber with  thy  choicest  mercies  all  that  pray  for 
us,  or  desire  a  place  in  our  supplications;  and 
whenever  we  meet  with  dear  absent  friends., 
may  we  see  new  cause,  and  feci  renewed  dis-' 
•^lositions  for  thankfulness 


UO  J  Prayerfm^ 

And  now,  O  p;raciousf'ather,  while  \\c  com- 
nicnd  ourselves  and  each  other  to  thy  special 
protection  this  night;  "teach  us  so  to  number 
our  days  that  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto 
wisdom:"  and  grant,  that  whether  we  live  or 
die,  V.  e  may  be  thine  for  ever.  Hear  us,  we 
humbly  intreat  thee,  and  exceed  all  we  ask,  or 
can  conceive,  accordinp^  to  the  riches  of  ihy 
mercy  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  whom  we  bless  thy 
name,  and  to  whom  with  thyself,  and  the  eter- 
nal Spirit,  we  would  ascribe  all  glory,  praise, 
adoration,  and  tiianksgiving,  now  and  for 
evermore.    Amen, 

JVcdnesdcy  Morning. 

LORD  God,  bountiful  and  gracious,  long- 
suffering,  and  abundant  in  goodness  and  truth; 
thou  keepest  mercy  for  thousands,  thou  par- 
donest  iniquity,  transgression,  and  sin;  neither 
dost  thou  rctuin  thy  anger  for  ever,  because 
thou  dclightest  in  rsiercy.  Lo#k  down,  O  Lord, 
upon  us,  who  would  now  be  looking  up  to  thee; 
and  be  favorable  to  us,  as  ihcu  usest  to  be  unto 
those  that  fear  thy  name.  Look  not  upon  the 
sin  of  our  nature;  nor  the  sins  of  our  hearts 
and  lives;  which  are  niore  than  we  can  number, 
and  greater  than  we  can  express.  O  sprinkle 
us  from  an  evil  conscicrcc,  by  the  application 
of  the  blessed  Recieemer's  blood  which  cleans- 
eth  from  all  sin.  And.  seeing  there  is,  in  him, 
an  in&iite  iuh.ess  of  all  that  t  v6r  we  can  want, 
or  wish,  to  render  us  holy,  arid  to  make  us 
happy;  grant  us  to  receive,  out  of  his  fulness, 


Wednesdaij  Morning.         141 

grace  sufficient  for  us:  j^race  to  pardon  our 
sins,  and  subdue  our  iniquities;  to  justify  our 
persons,  and  to  sanctify  our  souls-  Begin,  or 
curry  on,  the  new  creation  witiiin;  advance  in 
■us  tliat  saving  change  of  heart,  which  may,  by 
the  power  of  thy  Spirit,  more  and  more  trans- 
form us  into  thy  blessed  iniaece,  and  make  us 
meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the 
saints  in  lii^iit.  And  now,  that  we  are  entered 
upon  another  day,  wc  beseech  thee  to  carry  us 
through  it  in  thy  fear  and  favor.  Order  all  our 
steps  in  thy  word,  and,  let  no  wickedness  have 
dominion  over  us.  Teach  us  to  use  the  world, 
without  abusing  it;  and  may  that  portion  of  it 
which  thou  hast  and  shall  assign  us,  be  sancti- 
fied to  us,  by  the  word  of  God,  and  by  prayer; 
and  by  the  right  employment  and  improve- 
ment of  it  to  thy  glory.  Whatever  we  are 
"without  O  leave  us  not  destitute  of  the  things 
that  accompany  salvation;  but  satisfy  us  with 
the  sense  of  thy  favor,  and  adorn  us  with  the 
graces  of  thy  Holy  Spirit.  Blessed  be  thy  rich 
goodness,  which  has  renewed  our  lives  and  thy 
mercies  to  us  this  morning.  Lord,  grant  that 
all  our  comforts  may  flow  to  us  in  the  channel 
of  covenant  love;  and  revert  to  the  praise  and 
glory  of  the  gracious  Giver.  Be  with,  protect, 
and  bless  us,  in  our  going  out  and  corning  in. 
May  the  angel  of  tljy  presence  save  us,  and 
the  God  of  angels  be  our  shield  and  exceeding 
great  reward.  Make  us  desire,  resolve,  and 
endeavor,  lo  live  in  the  obedience  of  thy  holy 
will,  and  to  the  honor  of  thy  blessed  name.  O 
restrain    us   from  the    evils  and   follies,  into 


142  A  Frcujer  for 

which  we  are  prone  to  fall;  and  qiiickei)  us  tw 
the  offices  and  duties  we  ou^ht  to  perform. 
Grant  that  we  inay  think  and  speak,  will  and 
do,  the  things  that  are  well  pleasing:  in  thy 
sight;  and  have  the  strong  co  solation  of  ac- 
ceptance with  thee.  So  visit  us  with  thy  sal- 
vation, sanctify  us  by  thy  grace,  and  so  carry 
us  through  life,  that  thy  name  may  have  the 
praise,  and  our  souls  the  comfort,  in  the  hour 
of  death,  and  in  the  great  day  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ.     Amen. 


Wednesday  Evening. 

O  TFIOU  most  glorious  God,  with  whom  a 
thousand  years  are  as  one  day,  and  who  dwel- 
lest  in  light  inaccessible  to  mortal  men:  the 
return  of  night  reminds  ns  how  short  our  time 
is;  and  how  soon  we  must  finally  close  bur  eyes 
on  all  things  here  below,  to  open  them  in  the 
eternal  world.  Our  days  glide  away  almost 
unperceived:  Oh  leave  us  not  to  neglect  the 
important  work  of  life,  through  attention  to  the 
trifles  with  which  we  are  surrounded!  We  feel 
all  things  here  on  earth  to  be  vanity  and  vexa- 
tion: our  pains  are  many  and  increasing;  our 
pleasures  few  and  wasting.  '-Surely  man  walk- 
eth  in  a  vain  shewl  he  disquieteth  himself  in 
vain!  He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  cannot  tell 
who  shall  gather  them!"  "For  we  are  consum- 
ed by  thine  anger,  and  by  thy  wrath  wc  arc 
troublcdl  thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before 
thee,  and  our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy 
countenance."    Teach  us,  therefore,  O  m.erci- 


IFednesday  Evening.  143 

fill  God,  so  to  nicdilaie  on  the  shortness,  un- 
cciiaiiJty,  unci  \ unity  of  things  temporal;  and 
on  the  reality,  nearness,  and  importance  of 
things  eternal;  that  -we  may  indeed  be  strangers 
and  pilgrims  on  earth,  and  may  seek  a  heaven- 
ly inheritance,  with  our  warmest  affections  and 
most  pei-eevering  diligence  Do  thou  make 
the  thoughts  of  death  and  judgment  so  familiar 
to  us,  and  so  impressive  on  our  hearts;  that 
they  may  put  vigor  into  our  prayers;  may  ex- 
cite us  to  earnestness  in  all  the  means  of  grace; 
may  make  us  decided  in  renouncing  every  idol 
and  iniquity;  and  may  influence  us  so  to  act  in 
all  things,  as  may  afford  us  comfort  upon  the 
bed  of  death. 

Enable  u,s,  O  Lord,  to  mark  thy  hand,  and  to 
submit  to  thy  rigiueousness,  in  all  the  troubles 
of  life,  and'in  all  the  painful  consequences  of 
our  sins.  Give  us  such  a  knowiedge  of  thy  ho- 
ly law,  and  of  its  spirituality  and  reasonable  de- 
mands; that  we  may  become  fully  sensible  of 
our  exceeding  sinfulness,  and  be  deeply  hum- 
bled before  thee  in  unfeigned  repentance. 
May  we  never  attempt  to  cover  our  transgres- 
sions, or  to  justify  our  conduct  in  thy  sight; 
but  may  we  so  judge  ourselves,  that  we  may 
not  be  condemned  at  thy  awful  tribunal.  Help 
us,  O  gracious  Lord,  to  believe  thy  gospel 
with  living  faith;  and  continually  to  coniC  unto 
thee,  as  the  Fountain  of  life  and  felicity,  through 
the  righteous^icss  and  redemption  of  our  great 
High  Priest,  who  ever  liveth  to  make  interces- 
sion for  us.  And  give  us,  we  intreat  thee,  that 
confidence  in  thy  pardoning  mercy,   and  that 


144  A  Prcnfcr  for 

love,  cjraihr.de.  z\U(\  zeal,  which  iv.ay  prompt  us 
to  unreserved  obedience,  and  make  us  stead- 
fast, unmoveable,  and  always  aboundinL;  in  thy 
work. 

Hut,  O  thou  hcart-searcliinp^  God,  the  im- 
perfections and  defilements  of  our  best  days 
and  services  are  all  open  lo  thy  view!  Were 
the  rest  of  onr  past  lives  i)uried  in  eternal  ob- 
livion, ar.d  an  account  of  this  one  day  required 
from  us:  our  vain  thoughts,  idle  words,  and 
wroiif^  tenripers;  our  selfish  desires  and  motives, 
and  manifold  omissions  of  duty,  would  leave 
us  speec*»less  and  self-condenmed  before  thee. 
11*.  Ip  us  then,  we  earnestly  intreat  thee,  to  ap- 
ply to  our  consciences  that  atoning  blood,  which 
ckanseth  from  all  siii:  and  neither  leave  us  to 
discouragement  through  uiibelief,  nor  suffer  us 
to  abuse  thy  grace  by  any  allowed  disobedience. 

Whatever  we  have  this  day  attempted,  wl.ich 
had  a  beneficial  tendency,  do  thou,  O  merciful 
Father,  be  pleased  to  prosper  by  thy  blessing; 
und  prevent  the  ill  consequences  of  our  errors 
and  offences.  Sanctify  to  us  thy  dispensations, 
jmd  our  own  experience:  and  help  us  to  thank 
thee  with  unfeitrned  hearts  for  the  unmerited 
mercies  and  comforts,  with  which  we  have 
been  favored.  Bless,  U  Lord,  all  endeavors  to 
spread  thy  gospel,  aiid  to  promote  the  peace 
and  happiness  of  mankind;  and  remember  with 
ppculi:.r  regard  such  as  are  laboring  in  remote 
inhospitable  regions,  to  make  known  il:y  sal- 
vation among  poor  benighted  Pagaiis. 

We  commend  ourselves,  and  all  belonging 
to  us^  unto  thy  gracious  protection.    Thou  art 


Thursday  Morning.  145 

ever  present,  and  knowest  all  things;  thy  ma- 
jesty and  condescension,  thy  justice  and  com- 
passion, are  alike  infinite  and  adorable.  "Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  O  Lo>4,  and  thou  art  exalted 
as  Head  over  all."  But  we  are  exposed  to 
countless  dailgers,  and  are  wholly  unable  to 
defend  ourselves.  Be  thou  our  strong  Tower, 
and  help  us  to  take  refuge  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings.  Preserve  us  from  outward  ca- 
lamities, and  from  the  assaults  of  our  spiritual 
enemies.  Help  us  seriously  to  inquire,  wheth- 
er we  are  indeed  prepared  to  meet  our  God, 
should  we  be  called  hence  this  night?  That  we 
may  be  enabled  to  close  our  eyes,  in  well- 
grounded  assurance,  that  death  is  ours;  be- 
cause we  are  Christ's,  and  possess  the  meet- 
iiess  for  the  incorruptible  inheritance.  Should 
wc  be  spared,  to  awake  in  peace,  and  arise  in 
health  with  the  returning  day:  enable  us,  we 
beseech  thee,  to  attend  on  thy  worship  and  ser- 
Tice  with  alacrity  and  gratitude.  And  thus 
may  wc  "wait  all  the  days  of  our  appointed 
time,  till  our  change  come,"  with  calm  sub- 
mission, vig'lant  circumspection,  and  patient 
contjjmance  in  well  doing.  Vouchsafe  us,  O 
gracious  Father,  these  and  all  other  mercies, 
ior  the  sake  of  thy  beloved  Son  Jesus  Christ; 
whom,  with  thee  and  the  eternal  Spirit,  we 
would  adore  as  the  God  of  our  salvation,  both 
now  and  for  evermore. 

Thursday  Moniirig. 

O  TflOU,  who    hast  borne    so   long  with  us, 
and  done  so  much  for  us;  of  whom  aloDC  com- 
13 


146  A  Prayei'Jor 

cth  onv  salvation,  and  by  whom  we  escape 
cUath!  moved  by  the  sense  of  our  own  nect-s- 
sitics,  and  encouraged  by  the  daily  experitr.ce 
of  thy  mercies,  we  desire  still  to  shelter  our- 
selves under  the  shadow  of  tl.y  winp:s,  aiid  to 
continue  our  supplications  at  the  throne  of  thy 
grace:  most  humbly  intreating  thee,  who  fash- 
ionest  the  hearts  of  the  sons  of  men,  that  thou 
wouldst  prepare  our  hearts  to  come  into  thy 
sacred  presence,  and  to  call  upon  thy  blessed 
name.  O  pour  down  upon  us  the  spiiit  of 
grace  and  of  supplications;  yea,  let  thy  good 
Spirit  help  our  infirniities,  and  teach  us  how 
to  pray.  We,  who  arc  but  poor  worms,  and 
sinful  dust  and  ashes,  have  taken  up  )n  us  to 
speak  to  thee,  the  Sovereign  Majesty  of  heaven 
and  earth:  we,  who  have  too  much  cause  to 
fear,  lest  our  great  and  manifold  sins  might 
provoke  th.ee  to  hide  thy  face  from  us,  and  to 
shut  up  thy  loving  kindness  in  displeasure 
against  us.  Lord,  be  merciful  to  us  sinners; 
for  the  sake  of  him  whom  thou  hast  exalted  to 
be  a  Prince  and  a  Savior,  to  give  repentance 
unto  his  people,  and  forgiveness  of  sins.  Heal 
our  souls,  which  have  greatly  sinned  against 
thee:  heal  our  backslidings,  and  love  us  freely: 
take  away  our  ungodliness,  and  thou  shalt  find 
none.  Renew  us  daily,  unto  repentance;  es- 
tablish our  hearts  in  thy  faith  and  fear;  and 
hold  up  our  goings  in  thy  paths,  that  our  foot- 
steps slip  not.  Make  us,  in  the  strength  of 
grace,  go  on  from  conquering  to  conquer,  all 
the  enemies  of  our   souis,  and  all  the  hinde«r- 


Thursday  Evening,  147 

RTices  of  owr  salvation,  until  thou  hast  bruised 
Satan  under  onr  feet. 

We  bless  thee  for  the  mercies  of  the  night. 
We  laid  us  down  to  sleep,  and  have  risen 
again,  for  thou  hast  sustained  us,  and  made  us 
lo  dwell  in  safety.  May  %ve  ever  experience 
the  comfort  of  thy  protection,  and  the  help  of 
thy  salvation!  may  we  find  thee  to  be  indeed 
a  God  of  pardon,  a  God  of  sanctification,  and  a 
God  of  preservation!  Dispose  of  us,  we  be- 
seech thee,  and  of  all  that  concerns  us,  this 
day,  to  the  glory  of  thy  name.  Keep  us,  at  all 
times,  in  all  places,  and  in  all  companies,  from 
the  evil  of  sin,  and  from  all  other  evils  to  which 
the  greatness  of  our  sins  make  us  liable.  And 
take  thou,  O  heaveidy  Father,  the  charge,  guid- 
ance, and  government  of  us;  lead  us  by  thy 
counsel,  until  thou  hast  brought  us  to  thy  king- 
dom and  glory;  and,  in  the  mean  while,  sanctify 
tons  all  tiiy  dealings  with  us,  and  seal  us  thine 
to  the  day  of  redemption;  for  the  sake  of  thy 
tender  mercies,  and  the  abundant  merits  of 
Jesus  Christ,  our  blessed  Mediator  and  Re- 
deemer.    Atnen, 

Thursday  E-ociiiTig, 

O  LORD,  the  infinite  incomprehensible  God; 
thou  bust  heaven  tor  thy  ihrone,and  earth  for  tliy 
footstool;  and  all  things  are  in  thy  sight,  and  at 
thy  disposal.  Thou  art  the  searcher  of  our  hearts, 
and  the  overseer  of  our  lives,  here  and  every 
where  present.  Thou  compassest  our  path  and 
our  lying  down,  and  art  acquainted  with  all  cur 


148  A  Prayer  for 

ways.  Lord,  put;  our  hearts  into  an  holy  frame, 
fit  to  attend  upoii  thy  glorious,  all  seeing  Maj- 
esty. Work  in  us,  by  the  power  of  thy  grace, 
that  change,  which  we  cannot  work  in  our- 
selves: for,  of  ourselves,  we  are  equally  vile 
and  helpless.  We  M»ere  born  sinners,  and  sin- 
ners we  have  lived  and  continued,  and,  by  con- 
tinually adding  sin  to  sin,  we  have  nriade  our- 
selves still  more  the  children  of  wrath,  than 
we  even  were  by  nature.  Justly  mightest  thou 
withdraw  thy  tender  mercies  from  us,  and  pour 
out  thy  wrath  and  indignation  upon  us  to  the 
uttermost;  making  us  to  find  and  feel,  by  woe- 
ful experience,  what  an  evil  and  bitter  thing  it 
is,  to  depart  from  thee  the  living  God;  but  thy 
patience  is  wonderful,  thy  goodness  is  infinite, 
and,  as  is  thy  Majesty,  so  is  thy  mercy.  We 
therefore  humbly  beseech  thee  to  stretch  forth 
the  hand  of  thy  power  and  grace,  which  alone 
is  able  to  set  us  at  liberty,  who  are  tied  and 
bound  with  the  chain  of  our  sins.  Call  us  ef- 
fectually and  we  shall  come  unto  thee;  draw  us, 
and  we  shall  run  after  thee.  Cause  us  to  feel,  to 
abhor,  and  to  forsake  our  iniquities:  and,  OI 
give  us  a  well  grounded  apprehension,  and  a 
comfortable  persuasion,  of  our  being  justified 
freely  by  thy  grace  through  the  redemption 
that  is  in  Jesus.  And,  for  his  sake,  vouchsafe 
us  the  sanctification  of  thy  Spirit,  to  transform 
us  into  thy  image,  by  the  renewing  of  our 
minds,  and  to  enable  us  for  all  the  duties  of 
thy  service.  Perfect,  O  Lord,  that  which  con- 
cerneth  us:  and  make  us  such,  botli  in  our 
hearts  and  lives,  that  we   may  enjoy  thy  peace 


Thursday  Evening.  149 

below,  and  be  meet  for  the  ir!bcvita.nce  of  thy 
heavenly  glory  above.  Satisfy  us  Avith  thy  fa- 
vor; and  tirant  us  the  reviving  sense  of  thy 
t^racious  acceptance  of  ns,  and  of  thy  merciful 
intentions  tov  ard  us.  Sp^uk  peace  to  owr  con- 
sciences; say,  to  each  of  our  souls,  "I  am  tiiy 
salvation:"  that  we  may  rejoice  in  thee  as  our 
God,  and  rest  upon  thee  as  our  reconciled  Fa- 
ther in  Jesns  Christ.  And  as  thou  hast  been 
good  and  kind  to  us  through  the  day  past  (for 
which,  and  for  the  mercies  all  our  days,  ;ve 
ATOuld  thankfully  admire  thy  love,  and  b/iess 
thy  nanae;)  so  we  beg  that  we  may  experience 
the  continuance  of  thy  gracious  goodness  to 
us,  and  of  thy  fatherly  care  over  us,  this  pres- 
ent night.  Preserve  and  defend,  bless  and 
keep  us,  that  no  evil  may  hiippcn  to  us,  nor 
any  plague  come  nigh  our  d\velling.  Do  thou, 
-nho  givest,  unto  thy  beloved,  sleep,  vouchsafe 
to  favor  us  with  such  needful  repose,  as  may 
refresh  and  stiengthen  us  for  thy  service  and 
our  respective  duties.  Prepare  us,  greeit  God, 
for  the  fjiu'.!  sleep  of  death,  and  for  the  account 
we  must  shortly  give  at  the  judgment  seat  of 
Christ.  When  cur  souls  are  required  of  us, 
and  we  are  unclothed  of  the  body,  grant  that 
we  may  not  be  found  spiritualjy  naked:  un- 
sprinkied  with  li.e  blood  of  thy  Son,  unclothed 
with  liie  robe  of  Ids  justifying  r.ghteousness, 
nor  unadorned  with  the  graces  of  ihy  sanctify- 
ing Spirit.  ()  cause  us,  in  this  our  day  (the 
day  of  life,  the  only  season  of  preparation,)  to 
kr>ow,  and  to  follow  after,  the  tilings  pertaining 
to  our  cverksiing  peace,  befoic  Utey  are  hid 
*  { 'j  . 


150  Friday  Morning. 

from  our  eyes,  and  ere  death  makes  u.s  wise 
too  lute,  a^ccomplish  the  work  of  thy  grace 
upon  our  hearts,  and  cause  us  to  finish  the 
work  thou  hast  given  us  to  do:  that  whenever 
thou  shalt  be  pleaseu  to  send  for  us  away,  we 
may  have  nothint^  to  do,  but  to  depart  in  peace, 
according  to  thy  word,  to  lly  at  the  si.i^nal — to 
quit  the  body  with  cheerfulness-and  with  faith> 
and,  without  dread,  resig-n  our  spirits  into  thy 
gracious  hands;  trusting  in  the  riches  of  thy 
grace,  and  the  saving  merits  of  thy  blessed 
Son.  And,  for  all  that  he  has  so  wonderfully" 
effected  to  recover  us,  and  to  obtain  eternal  re« 
demption  for  us;  for  whatever  good  ti.ou  hast 
wrought  in  us,  and  for  the  hope  of  glory  thou 
hast  given  us:  to  thy  name,  O  blessed  God  of 
our  salvation,  be  the  praise  and  honor,  now 
and  for  ever.    Amen. 

Friday  Morning, 

O  LORD,  we  desire  to  adore  thy  name,  which 
is  excellent  in  all  the  earth,  ar.d  whose  glory 
is  aljovc  the  heavens.  Tiiou  art  the  maker  and 
disposer  of  all  tilings:  and  for  thy  sovereign 
pleasure  it  is,  that  they  still  exist,  and  were  at 
first  created.  Thy  hands  have  made  und  fash- 
ioned us:  and  ail  that  we  enjoy  con;cs  fiom 
thee.  As  we  are  tiie  Uork;aanship  ot  thy 
power,  O  make  us  likewise  thy  spiritual  \\ork- 
manship,  created  anevi'  in  Christ  Jesus,  unto 
lioliuess  and  true  righteousness.  Givo  proof 
that  thou  hast  formed  us  ior  thyself,  by  causing 
us  to  shevr  fcrih  thy  praise;   and  by  making  us 


Friday  Morning.  151 

live  to  thy  glory,  as  we  do  every  day  live  upon 
thy  bounty.  But,  Lord,  we  have  not  yielded 
thee  that  ijiory,  which  thou  hast  made  us  capa- 
ble of,  and  so  many  ways  oblij^ed  us  to.  We 
are  prone  to  fori^et  thee,  who  art  never  un- 
mindful of  us;  and  to  disobey  thee,  whose  good- 
ness to  us  is  unwearied.  For  these  things,  O 
Lord,  for  the  sinfulness  of  our  nature  and  of 
our  lives,  we  desire  to  pour  out  our  hearts, 
and  to  humble  our  guilty  selves  before  thee; 
entreating  thee,  for  the  sake  of  thy  dear  Son, 
and  of  tiiy  mercies  in  him,  to  work  in  us  true 
repentance,  and  to  grant  us  full  and  free  for- 
giveness. Strengthen  us,  O  Lord,  with  might, 
by  thy  Spirit,  in  the  inner  man,  to  make  us 
■•'atchful  against,  and  victorious  over,  the  cor- 
ruptions of  our  hearts,  the  temptations  of 
Satan,  and  the  sinful  cares  and  allurements  of 
the  world.  O  destroy  in  us  every  root  of  bit- 
terness, every  plant  which  thy  grace  hath  not 
planted;  exterminate  every  vicious  habit  and 
rebellious  motion,  wliich  exalts  itself  against 
the  knowledge  of  God,  and  against  the  obedi- 
ence of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Increase  and 
confirm  in  us,  more  and  more,  thy  faith, 
and  fear,  and  love.  Let  not  one  grace  of 
thy  holy  Spirit  be  wanting:  let  not  one  l>e 
wea^k:  but  grant  us  such  manifestations  of  thy- 
sclt,  and  so  conform  us  to  the  image  of  thy 
holiness,  that  our  lives  may  be  comfortable  to 
ourselves,  profitable  to  others,  and  bring  glory 
to  thy  great  name.  IMay  we  still  be  fovjnd  in 
tlie  Wi.y  of  duty,  fearing  God  and  working 
righteousness;,  making  it  evident  unto  all,  t!i;\t 


152  Friday  Evening. 

^ve  have  indeed  been  with  Jesus;  that  we  have 
learned  of  hiirii  that  v.e  are  influenced  by  his 
spirit;  guided  by  his  example;  and  are  press- 
ing forward  to  his  kingdom.  Day  by  day  would 
we  magnify  thee,  O  Lord,  and  worship  thy 
name  for  ever,  world  without  end;  who  crown- 
est  every  day  with  thy  tender  mercies.  We 
bless  thee  for  the  rest,  protection,  and  preser- 
vation, of  the  last  night.  O  cause  us  to  hear 
of  thy  loving  kindness  in  the  morning,  for  in 
thee  do  we  trust:  make  us  to  know  the  way 
wherein  we  should  go,  for  we  lift  up  cur  souls 
unto  thee.  Cast  us  not  away  from  thy  presence; 
take  not  thy  lioly  Spirit  from  as:  but  direct  oui- 
hearts  into  thy  love,  and  our  feet  into  the  way 
of  thy  testimonies.  Whether  we  eat,  or  drink, 
or  whatsoever  we  do,  may  we  do  all  to  the 
glory  of  God,  and  walk,  as  seeing  him  that  is 
invisible.  Command  thy  angels  to  encamp 
around  us,  and  to  bear  us  in  their  hands:  and 
may  their  God  and  ours  be  the  strength  of  our 
hearts,  the  guide  of  our  goings,  and  our  por- 
tion for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

Friday  Evening, 

O  LORD,  we  desire  to  seek  thy  Hice,  and  to 
wait  upon  thee  iji  the  duties  of  thy  worship. 
To  v\  horn  should  we  m.d^e  our  apnlicaiions, 
but  unto  thee,  the  Father  of  mercies,  and  the 
fountain  of  all  goodness,  who  art  able  to  do  ex- 
ceeding abundantly  for  us, even  above  all  that  we- 
are  al)ie  to  ask  or  think:  O  let  our  prayer  bt  set 
forth  iji  thy  sight^as  incense;  and  mity  the  lilting 


Prayer  for  Friday  Evening.     1 53 

up  of  our  hands  and  hearts  be  a  spiritual  evening 
sacrifice,  acceptable  to  thee, »in  the  Son  of  th/ 
love.  It  is  in  bis  blessed  naiue  aloi>e,  that  we 
dare  to  request  of  thee  all  that  thou  knowest  to 
be  needful  and  expedient  for  us:  seeing  thut 
there  is  in  us  no  good  thing  to  recommend  us 
to  thy  favor  and  acceptance;  but  on  the  con- 
trary, a  proneness  and  inclination  to  what  is 
displeasing  unto  thee,  and  destructive  to  our 
souls.  For,  besides  that  we  are,  by  nature, 
children  of  wrath,  and  a  seed  of  evil  doers;  we 
have  been  daily  adding  to  the  heavy  score  of 
our  offences  against  thee.  There  is  nothing 
in  us,  O  Lord,  but  what  may  provoke  thee  to 
reject  us;  for  all  our  veryrighteousnesses  them- 
selves are  filthy  rags:  but  there  is  enough,  in 
thy  beloved  Son,  of  all  grace  and  goodness,  to 
make  thee  well  pleased  with  us  for  his  sake. 
He,  who  knew  no  sin,  bore  our  sins,  and  wa^ 
made  a  sin  offering,  the  just  for  the  unjust, 
that  he  might  bring  us  near  unto  thee.  Fof 
his  sake,  blot  out  our  manifold  trangressions, 
apply  the  benefits  of  thy  salvation  to  our  con- 
sciences, that  we  may  be  enabled  te  walk,  O 
Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance:  hasten 
thy  coming  and  kingdom,  that  we,  with  all  thy 
redeemed,  may  join  in  ascribing  songs  of 
praise  to  a  triune  God,  for  ever  and  ever.  To 
the  care  and  protection  of  thy  almighty  provi- 
tlence  would  we  humbly  commend  ourselves 
this  night,  lake  charge  of  us  and  ours,  O 
thou  Keeper  of  Israel,  who  never  slumbereth 
nor  sleepeth,  watch  over  us  for  good.  When 
we  sleep,  let  our  hearts  wake;  and   our   souls 


154  Saturday  Morning. 

}ie  open  to  the  influence  of  thy  blessed  Spirit, 
keep  us  wuhout  sin  l)y  the  power  of  thy  grace: 
gracious  Lord,  shower  down  thy  blessings  up- 
on us,  the  unworthy  family  now  before  thee: 
let  the  voice  of  joy  and  health  be  heard  in  tliis 
dwelling:  let  thy  peace  be  within  these  walls, 
and  the  plenteousness  of  thy  salvation  within 
these  gates;  make  this  an  house  of  prayer,  and 
every  soul  within  it  a  living  temple  of  thee,^ 
the  living  God,  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  only 
mediator  and  advocate.     A77icn. 

Saturday  Morning, 

O  ALMIGHTY  and  eternal  God,  we  would 
humbly  attempt  to  begin  this  day  with  v.  or- 
shipping  thy  great  and  glorious  name.  Thou 
art  worthy  of  universal  and  everlasting  adora- 
tion and  thankful  praise.  Thy  nature  is  in- 
comprehensible, thy  perfections  infinite,  thy 
goodness  inexhaustible.  Thou  hast  created 
all  things;  thou  upholdest  them  by  the  word 
of  thy  power;  and  every  one  of  thy  works  pro- 
claims thy  glory.  Thou  openest  thy  hand,  and 
fillestall  things  living  with  plenteousness:  and 
so  abundant  is  thy  goodness,  that  even  the  sin- 
ful children  of  men  are  invited  to  take  refuge 
under  the  covert  of  thy  wings!  Thou  an  ^'in 
Christ  reconciling  the  world  unto  thyself:** 
upon  thy  mercy-s^at  thou  waitest  to  be  gra- 
cious; and  thy  glorious  wisdom,  hohness,  juS' 
tice,  and  truth,  are  adored  by  the  hosts  of  hcav- 
en,  whilst  thou  dispensest  pardons  and  show- 
ercst  down  ulcssings,  on  poor  sinners  who  call 


Saiurday  Morning.  155 

upon  thee.  "Thou  art  exalted  above  all  bles- 
sing^ and  praise."  How  then  shall  we,  poor 
sinful  worms,  offer  any  acceptable  tribute  to 
thy  name?  Thou  migh.test  justly  reject  both 
us  and  our  worship,  as  below  t!iy  notice,  or 
deserving  thine  abhorrence:  yet  thou  conde- 
scendest  to  say  even  of  us,  mean  and  guilty  as 
uc  are, "Whoso  offoreih  praise,  glorifieih  me!'* 
Yea,  "thou  inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israeli** 
Enable  us,  therefore,  we  humbly  beseech  thee, 
O  merciful  Father,  as  a  holy  priesthood,  lo  .of- 
fer continually  such  spiritual  sacrifices  of 
praise  and  thanksgiving,  as  are  acceptable  to 
thee  through  Jesus  Christ;  and  do  thou  gra- 
ciously accept  our  bounden  duty  and  service, 
not  weighing  our  merits,  but  pardoning  our  of- 
fences, through  the  mediation  of  thy  well  be- 
loved Son. 

But  tlie  more  we  meditate  on  thy  glories  and 
on  our  obligations,  the  viler  we  appear  in  our 
own  eyes;  remembering  cur  maniiold  rebel- 
lions and  base  ingratitude.  Our  sins  are  in- 
deed innumerable  and  inexcusable;  and  we 
would  abhor  ourselves  on  account  of  them, 
repenting  in  dust  and  ashes.  To  us  belong 
shame  and  confusion  of  fcice,  because  we  have 
sinned  against  thee:  but  to  the  Lord  cur  God 
belong  mercies  and  forgiveness;  so  that  our 
deepest  humiliation  may  be  united  with  pre- 
vailing hope  and  animating  confidence.  But 
while  we  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  as  "made 
unto  us  Wisdom,  Righteousness,  Sanctifica- 
tion,  and  Redemption;"  may  Ave  expect  the 
largest  blessip.gs  from  thy   free   bounty,   fully 


156  A  Prayer  for 

convinced,  ihiii  vvo  merit  nothing  but  thy  wrath 
and  indik^nuiion.  (),  grant  we  beseech  thte,  that 
our  consciousness  of  guilt  may  endear  to  us 
the  love  of  Clirist,  and  may  teach  us  forbear- 
ance and  compassion  to  the  vilest  and  most  in- 
jurious of  our  fellow  sinners.  Enable  us  in 
this  manner  to  exercise  patience  and  content- 
ment; form  our  hearts  to  teachableness,  and 
simplicity  of  dependence  on  thy  promiseG;^and 
teach  us  readily  to  sit  down  in  the  lowest 
place,  and  in  honor  to  prefer  others  to  our- 
selves. 

O  gracious  Savior,  we  beseech  thee  to  es» 
tablish  thy  kingdom,  and  sway  thy  sceptre  in 
our  hearts,  and  reign  Lord  of  all  our  affections: 
baptize  us  with  thy  sanctifying  Spirit:  cleanse 
away  every  pollution:  consume  the  dross  of  our 
grovelling  desires  and  imaginations:  and  trans- 
form us  into  thine  own  holy  image.  Teach 
us  more  fervently  to  love  thy  holy  name;  and 
inspire  us  with  pure  and  ardent  zeal  for  thy 
glory.  Communicate  to  us  heavenly  wisdom, 
and  give  us  a  lively  relish  for  spiritual  pleas- 
ures. Grant,  we  pray  thee,  tluit  we  may  be 
able  to  distinguish  things  which  differ,  and  to 
approve  such  as  are  most  excellent.  Help  us 
to  walk  in  wisdom  towards  them  that  are  with- 
out; and  to  understand  and  practise  our  several 
duties  towards  all  with  whom  we  are  connect- 
ed, and  among  whom  we  live.  Teach  us,  how 
we  may  escape  the  snares,  and  resist  the  temp- 
tations of  Satan:  strengthen  us  with  all  thy 
might  by  thy  Spirit  in  ihe  iiwvard  man,  that  we 
may  overcome  the  world,  avoid  its  pollutions, 


Saturday  Morning.  157 

renounce  its  friendship,  and  refuse  eonforn.ity 
to  all  its  sinful  customs.  Enable  us  to  ke^p 
under  the  body  and  bring  it  into  subjection;  that 
so  we  may  not  use  even  lawful  things  in  an  in- 
expedient and  injurious  manner:  and  help  us, 
in  every  respect,  to  fight  the  good  fight  of  faith, 
and  to  lay  hold  on  eternal  life. 

We  commend  to  thy  care  and  blessing,  O 
gracious  Lord,  all  who  «re  dear  unto  us.  Teach 
us,  we  beseech  thee,  with  persevering  zeal,  to 
use  all  proper  means  of  doing  them  good,  and 
of  winning  upon  such  as  still  neglect  thy  great 
salvation.  Bless  thy  whole  church.  Endue 
thy  ministers  with  wisdom,  clothe  them  with 
ilghteousness,  and  make  them  valiant  and  zeal- 
ous for  thy  truth.  Enable  thy  people  to  re- 
joice in  thee:  let  thy  grace  be  sufficient  for 
them  in  all  their  trials  and  temptations;  give 
them  victory  in  every  conflict;  and  pre  per  all 
their  endeavors  to  glorify  thy  name,  and  do 
good  to  mankind.  Send  forth  thy  light  and 
truth  to  the  natious:  dispel  the  dark  clouds  of 
idolatry,  impiety,  superstition,  and  infidelity; 
and  set  up  thy  kingdom  of  peace  and  righte- 
ousness throughout  the  earth.  Continue,  we 
humbly  beseech  thee,  to  bless  our  land  with 
peace  and  liberty,  and  the  light  of  thy  gospel; 
and  may  eff'ectual  measures  be  taken  to  stop 
the  progress  of  wickedness  and  ungodliness; 
that  so  iniquity  may  not  be  our  ruin.  Bless  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  and  all  placed 
in  authority  over  us,  with  thy  choicest  mercies: 
and  do  thou  so  direct  the  public  councils,  that 
such  wise  and  salutary  measures  may  be  adopt- 

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158  Prayer  for  Saturday  Morning. 

eil,  as   thou  wilt  bless  to   the  preservation  of 
domestic    harmony;  the  restoration  and  estab- 
lishment of  peace  among  the  nations;  the  ref- 
ormation   of  our  manners,  the  revival  of  true 
religion,  and  the  success  of  tny  liospel  in  oth- 
er parts   of  the  world.     Visit  with  thy  tender 
compassion   and  savinj^  grace  all  the  sons  and 
duufi:hters  of  affliction.     While  thy  judgments 
aie  abroad  in  the  earth,  may   the  inhabitants 
learn  righteousness:  and  do  thou,  O  God,   be 
pleased  to  frustrate  the  designs  of  all  those, 
who  are  enemies  to  peace   and   true  religion. 
Be  graciously  present  with  us,  O  merciful 
Fath.cr,  in  the    various  employments  and  oc- 
currences of  the  day;  may  we  serve    thee    in 
the  discharge  of  every  duty,  from  pure,  evan- 
gelical n»otives,  and  with  uprightness   and  fi- 
delity   Leave  us  not,  we  intreat  thee,  to  grieve 
thy  Spirit,   to  wound  our  own  consciences,  to 
dishonor  our   profession,  or  to  unfit  ourselves 
for  presenting  our  evening  sacrifice  of  aolemn 
worship.     But  grant,  that  "whether  we  cat  or 
drink,  or  whatever  we  do;  we  may  do  all  to  the 
glory  oi*  thy  great  name." 

Wc  beseech  thee,  O  heavenly  Father,  to  ac- 
cept with  mercy  these  our  supplications;  and 
to  do  for  us  exceeding  abundantly  above  all 
we  can  .ask  or  think,  through  Jesus  Christ,  our 
great  High  Priest  and  Advocate.  To  whom 
with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  be  honor 
and  glory,  throughout  all  ages,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


I 


159 


Saturday  Eveiiing. 

O  THOU  eternal  God,  in  whom  we  live,  and 
move,  and  have  our  being;  enable  us  we  be- 
seech thee  to  close  this  week  in  that  manner, 
which  shall  be  most  profitable  to  ourselves,  and 
most  honorable  to  thy  name. 

We  have  no  occasion,  O  most  righteous  and 
holy  God,  to  review  the  years  which  are  past, 
in  order  to  find  cause  of  humiliation  in  thy 
sight:  every  day  and  every  week  suggests  a- 
bundant  matter  for  painful  reflections,  and  adds 
to  our^onviction.  that  "we  are  all  as  an  unclean 
thing,  and  all  our  righteousnesses  as  filthy  rags.** 
O  Lord,  if  thou  shouldest  mark  iniquity,  who 
could  stand?  Enable  us,  therefore,  to  confess 
our  sins  with  ingenuous  and  unreserved  sor- 
row and  sham.e;  to  own  that  they  are  more  in 
number  than  the  hairs  of  our  head,  and  a  sore 
burden  too  heavy  for  us  to  bear;  and  to  present 
ourselves,  in  deep  contrition  at  tby  throne  of 
grace,  in  humble  faith  and  reverent  boldness, 
through  our  great  and  compassionate  High 
Priest,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy  and  find  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need.  Do  thou  apply  the 
atoning  blood  to  our  consciences  this  evening, 
to  purge  away  the  guilt  of  the  past  week;  that 
we  may  go  to  rest  in  peace,  and  not  carry  the 
guilt  of  any  unrepented,  unpardoned  sin,  into 
the  ensuing  week,  to  mar  our  comfort,  or  blast 
our  endeavors  to  glorify  thy  name.  O  thou 
Author  and  Finisher  of  faith,  help  us  against 
all  the  incursions  of  unbelief:  leave  us  not  to  a 


160  J  Prayer  for 

dead  faith  and  presumptuous  hope;  and  let  us 
not  be  discouraged  by  needless  fears  and  scru- 
ples. Grant  us  peace  and  joy  in  believing; 
and  let  the  love  of  God,  shed  abroad  in  our 
hearts  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  assure  us  that  our 
hope  shall  never  cause  us  to  be  ashamed. 

While  we  would  thus  seek  forgiveness  of  all 
that  is  past,  through  the  blood  of  sprinkling; 
enable  us  also  to  return  thee  our  unfeigned 
thanks  for  the  mercies  of  the  past  week,  and 
of  our  whole  lives.  Blessed  be  thy  name,  O 
Lord  our  God,  for  the  continuance  of  life;  the 
preservation,  [or  recovery,]  of  health;  exemp- 
tion, [or  relief,]  from  pain;  the  use  of  our 
limbs,  senses,  and  faculties;  the  plentiful  sup- 
ply of  our  wants;  the  kindness  of  our  friends, 
and  the  restraints  put  upon  our  enemies  and 
upon  wicked  men;  for  our  domestic  comforts; 
and  our  privileges  in  this  land,  still  favored  with 
li4)erty,  peace,  and  the  light  of  heavenly  truth. 
O  that  we  were  more  disposed  to  bless  thee 
for  thy  goodness,  and  for  thy  wonderful  works 
toward  the  children  of  men!  We  thank  thee, 
for  our  abundant  opportunities  of  religious  im- 
provement; for  every  degree  of  inclination  to 
attend  on  them;  and  for  all  the  benefit  we  have 
thus  received.  We  ascribe  it  to  thy  special 
grace,  that  we  hare  ever  attended  to  thy  gos- 
pel; and  that  we  have  been  kept  from  turning 
back  into  the  world,  or  from  being  entangled 
in  any  destructive  or  injurious  delusion:  nay, 
that  Ave  are  not  at  this  moment  sitting  in  the 
seat  of  the  scornful,  or  walking  in  the  paths  of 
vice  and  impiety.     Another   week  hath  now 


Saturday  Evening,  161 

been  added  to  the  season  of  thy  long-siifferinjr, 
and  to  our  season  of  preparation  for  eternity! 
through  another  week  we  have  obtained  help 
of  God,  and  been  in  some  measure  enabled  to 
cleave  to  theel  Accept  our  cordial  thanks  and 
praises  for  all  thine  unnumbered  mercies,  and 
grr.Tit  that  our  future  lives  may  evince  our  sin- 
cerity. 

And  now,  O  merciful  God,  we  beseech  thee, 
to  prepare  our  hearts  for  the  approaching  day 
of  sacred  rest:  and  teach  us  so  to  arrange  all 
our  temporal  concerns,  that  our  thoughts  may 
not  be  occupied,  our  attention  distracted,  nor 
our  minds  ruffled  by  them,  when  we  would 
wait  on  thee  in  thy  holy  services.  Let  us  not 
deem  thy  Sabbaths  a  weariness;  but  our  de- 
light, our  privilege,  and  great  advantage.  May 
the  care  of  our  own  souls,  and  of  the  souls  of 
those  who  belong  to  us,  sweetly  occupy  the 
hours  of  the  day.  By  self-examination,  and 
meditation  on  thy  word,  may  we  obtain  increas- 
ing acquaintance  v/it.h  ourselves,  our  spiritual 
estate,  the  progress  we  have  made,  or  the  loss 
we  have  sustained,  in  this  important  concern. 
Knable  us,  we  beseech  thee,  to  humble  our- 
selves before  thee  in  true  repentance,  and  cor- 
dially to  renew  our  acceptance  of  thy  salva- 
tion; a]):l,  while  we  wait  on  thee,  may  our 
strength  be  repaired;  may  every  grace  be 
brought  into  vigorous  exercise;  and  our  knowl- 
edge of  thy  truth  and  will  in  ail  respects  en- 
larged. Assist  us  in  thy  public  worship,  and 
favor  us  with  thy  special  presence  and  blessing. 
May  thy  people,   with   whom  we  worship,  be 


162  Prayer  for  Saturday  Evening. 

refreshed,  comforted,  and  sanctified  in  thy 
courts;  and  grant  thy  special  assistance  and 
blessing;  to  thy  ministers,  in  their  work  and 
labor  of  love.  Oh,  that  increasing  numbers 
may  be  added  to  thy  churches,  of  such  as  shall 
be  saved;  and  many  able  and  faithful  laborers 
sent  forth  into  the  harvest;  and  may  the  Sun 
of  "ighteousness  diffuse  his  healing  influence, 
wherever  the  sun  in  the  firmament  enlightens 
the  nations  with  his  beams.  Hear  us,  O  mer- 
ciful Father,  in  these  our  supplications;  take 
us  under  thy  protection  this  night;  fit  us,  both 
in  body  and  soul,  for  the  duties  of  the  ensuing 
day,  and  by  them  prepare  us  for  thy  eternal 
sabbath,  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son, 
our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy 
Spirit,  be  glory  and  honor  from  all  creatures, 
now  and  for  evermore.     Amen. 


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